- Ignazio Cardini
Ignazio (Ignace) Cardini (December
1566 -1602 ) was aCorsican doctor, naturalist and humanist of Italian descent, born inBastia ,Corsica . He wrote a scientific work called “"Istoriae Naturales Corsice Insulae"”, in which he records themineralogy andflora onCorsica . An outspoken critic of the Corsican clergy, most of the copies of his book were burned by local monks. He was eventually exiled toLucca ,Italy where he died.
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