Agostino Scilla
Italian painter and scientist
Died when: 70 years 294 days (849 months)Star Sign: Leo
Agostino Scilla (10 August 1629 – 31 May 1700) was an Italian Baroque painter, paleontologist, geologist, numismatist, and a pioneer in the study of fossils and in scientific illustration.
In addition to his paintings, he published an early text on paleontology: La vana speculazione disingannata dal senso ("Vain Speculation Undeceived by Sense", 1670) which was introduced to English audiences by William Wotton of the Royal Society in 1696.
He was among the first to promote a scientific understanding of fossils in contrast to fantastic Biblical and divine interpretations.
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