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Gian Vincenzo Pinelli
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Gian Vincènzo Pinelli
Gian Vincenzo Pinelli (1535 – 31 August 1601) was an Italian humanist, born in Naples and known as a savant and a mentor of Galileo. His literary correspondence put him at the center of a European network of virtuosi. He was also a noted botanist, bibliophile and collector of scientific instruments.
He died in Padua, where he is commemorated by Vincenzo Pinelli, and by the Aroid genus Pinellia.
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