Giacinto Cestoni

Deceased Person

1637 – 1718

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Who was Giacinto Cestoni?

Diacinto Cestoni was an Italian naturalist.

Born in Montegiorgio, he was self-taught. He lived and worked at Livorno where he led a pharmacy shop next to the port. He studied fleas and algae, and showed that scabies is provoked by Sarcoptes scabiei.

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Born
May 13, 1637
Marche
Died
Jan 29, 1718

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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