Essay Archive - Lazzaro Spallanzani
Lazzaro Spallanzani
Lazzaro Spallanzai, was the Italian physiologist who was one of the
founders of experimental biology. Born in Scandiano, a small town in the
providence of Emilia on Jan. 12, 1729 , Spallanzani was among the many
dedicated philosophersof the eighteeth century (Lazzaro...1). His main
scientific interests were biological and was a master at mircoscopy,but he
also looked into problems of physics,chemistry, geology, and meteorology,
and volcanology (Gillispie,1).
After attending a local school, Spallazani went at afe fifteen to a
Jesuit seminary in Reggio Emilia where he domina....
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