Luca Ghini
Italian physician and botanist
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Luca Ghini was an Italian physician and botanist, notable as the creator of the first recorded herbarium, as well as the first botanical garden in Europe. Wikipedia
Born: 1490, Casalfiumanese, Italy
Died: May 4, 1556 (age 66 years), Bologna, Italy
Education: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Author abbrev. (botany): Ghini
Known for: Creating the first herbarium
Notable students: Gherardo Cibo, Andrea Cesalpino, Pietro Andrea Mattioli