Giovanni Faber [SEP] place of death
Giovanni Faber
Giovanni Faber (or Johann Faber, sometimes also known as Fabri or Fabro) (1574–1629) was a German papal doctor, botanist and art collector, originally from Bamberg in Bavaria, who lived in Rome from 1598. He was curator of the Vatican botanical garden, a member and the secretary of the Accademia dei Lincei. He acted throughout his career as a political broker between Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria and Rome. He was a friend of fellow Linceian Galileo Galilei, and the German painters in Rome
- 2009, UK, Canongate Books, , 3 Sep 2009, hardcover, 304pp
- 2009, USA Faber & Faber, , 1 Sep 2009, hardcover, 288 pp
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