Marsigli, Luigi Ferdinando; Blackwood, Ursula

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Ursula H. Blackwood conducted research into Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli in Bolgona in the 1950s.

Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli (1658-1730) was an early orientalist. He was born in Bologna He was a pioneer in map-making, oceanography, gunnery, engineering, road planning, hygiene, transport systems, education, social welfare, oriental studies, and historical and ethnographical research. Marsigli was the founder of the Academy of Sciences in Bologna in 1712.

From the guide to the Papers of Ursula H. Blackwood (fl. 1955-1961), 1658-1961, (Edinburgh University Library)

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