Francesco Redi, son of Gregorio Redi and Cecilia de Ghinci, was born in Arezzo, Italy, on February 18, 1626 and was the eldest of nine brothers ("Francesco Redi" ). He first attended the Jesuit schools in Florence. Then, in 1647, he obtained his diploma in philosophy and medicine in Pisa (“The Life of Francesco Redi”). He constantly settled in Rome, Naples, Bologna, Padua and Venice. He served as tutor to the Colonna family in Rome for five years and ended up in Florence in 1648. In Florence he entered the Collegio Medico where he was chief physician and superintendent of the apothecary, which is a pharmacy. Still in Florence, he was personal physician to the Grand Dukes Ferdinand II and Cosimo III (“Francesco Redi”). He then studied French, German, English and Spanish, considered the most important languages. From 1650 to 1654 he lived in Rome as a guest of the Cardinal Column (“The Life of Francesco Redi”). Redi was both a poet and a doctor. He was the first member of Arcadia and also a member of the Crusca Academy, where he contributed to the development of the Dictionary. He included not only the words used by the greatest writers of the 1300s, but also the common speech of his century. Throughout Europe, Redi was known as a famous doctor. He was the son of a doctor who worked for the Grand Duke of Tuscany, and when his father died he became his first doctor. Redi was also one of the most important members of the Cimento Academy, Academy of Experiment, from 1657 to 1667. The Academy brought together scientists devoted to the work of Galileo Galilei ("The Life of Francesco Redi") . One of Redi's central qualities was that he always tried to ignore superstitions and religious principles that contrasted with his scientific research...... middle of article...... "redia" was named after Redi by another Italian zoologist in 1837. An Italian scientific journal of zoology published in 1903, was named "Redia" in his recognition. The Redi Award, the most prestigious award in toxinology, has been awarded in his honor by the International Society of Toxinology every three years since 1967. Even a crater on Mars has also been named in his honor. His contributions to the scientific world are endless and he shaped new concepts and beliefs in the 17th century that continue to this day. Works Cited “Francesco Redi”. Wikipedia. December 5, 2013. The web. December 9, 2013. .Gale Group. World of scientific discovery. Thomson Gale, 1998. Knoefel, Peter. Francesco Redi on Vipers. Netherlands: Brill, 1988. “The life of Francesco Redi”. Abiogenesis. Internet. December 5 2013. .