Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli (1658-1730) was an Italian soldier and naturalist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1691. Marsigli published several books, established a printing-house, and founded an Institute of Sciences and Arts in 1715.
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(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Ferdinando_Marsili [accessed 28 February 2017]).
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