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Michelangelo Tilli
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Michelangelo Tilli (1714)
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| Born | August 8, 1655 Castelfiorentino, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
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| Died | 13 March 1740 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Chiesa di San Francesco, Castelfiorentino |
| Nationality | Tuscan |
| Alma mater | University of Pisa |
| Known for | Catalogus Plantarum Horti Pisani |
| Parent(s) | Desiderio di Giovanni Tilli Lucrezia Salvadori |
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| Fields | Medicine and botany |
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| Academic advisors | Lorenzo Bellini |
Michelangelo Tilli (born August 8, 1655 – died March 13, 1740) was an Italian doctor and plant expert. He was also known as Michele Angelo Tilli. He is famous for writing a book called Catalogus Plantarum Horti Pisani in 1723. This book listed many plants from the botanical garden in Pisa.
Life Story of Michelangelo Tilli
Michelangelo Tilli was born in a town called Castelfiorentino. His parents were Desiderio Tilli and Lucrezia Salvadori. In 1677, he finished his studies at the University of Pisa. He earned degrees in both medicine and surgery.
Early Career and Travels
In 1681, Michelangelo Tilli became a ship's doctor for Cosimo III. This meant he was a doctor on a ship. He sailed to the Balearic Islands. In 1683, he traveled to Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). He went with another surgeon, Pier Francesco Pasquali. Their job was to help Musaipp Pasha Mustafa II, who was the son of the sultan. The sultan's son had been badly hurt after falling from his horse.
After this, Tilli spent time in Albania and Adrianople. He then went to Tunis. While there, he studied the old ruins of Carthage. He also collected many different kinds of plants.
Professor and Garden Director
In 1685, Tilli became a professor of botany in Pisa. Botany is the study of plants. He also became the director of the Botanical Garden of Pisa. This garden was like a big outdoor museum for plants. Tilli brought many new plants to the garden from Asia and Africa.
He was one of the first people in Italy to use special heated buildings called greenhouses. Greenhouses helped plants from warm places grow in cooler climates. Thanks to him, plants like pineapples and coffee could be grown in Italy.
The famous scientist Carl Linnaeus said that Pisa's botanical garden was one of the best in Europe. Cosimo III really loved the garden. He helped bring plants from far away places, even from the Americas.
In 1708, Michelangelo Tilli became a member of the Royal Society. This is a very old and respected group of scientists in England.
