Luigi Ferdinando Marsili

Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli
Conte Ferdinando de Marsigli
Born(1658-07-10)10 July 1658
Bologna
Died1 November 1730(1730-11-01) (aged 72)
Bologna
Other namesDe Marsili, Marsili
OccupationsScientific scholar, soldier and emissary
Known forAccademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna

Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (or Marsigli, Latin: Marsilius; 10 July 1658 – 1 November 1730) was an Italian scholar and natural scientist, who also served as an emissary and soldier. He is considered one of the founding fathers of oceanography.

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