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Founding of the Orto botanico di Pisa
- When
- 1544
- Where
- Pisa, Italy
Cosimo I de' Medici established the botanical garden in Pisa in 1544, entrusting it to Luca Ghini.
The garden was established in 1544 under Cosimo I de' Medici as the first university botanical garden in Europe. It was entrusted to the famous botanist Luca Ghini, who had moved to Pisa that year while maintaining his home in Bologna.
Sources
- Orto botanico di Pisa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-05
- Luca Ghini Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06
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