Laura bassi contributions of aristotle

Biography

Laura Bassi's father, Giuseppe Bassi, was a lawyer and so, not surprisingly, the family were quite well off.

Giuseppe looked after houses and estates for several of the senators in Bologna so was much involved with the aristocracy of that city. Laura Bassi's mother was Rosa Cesári, about whom little appears to be known.

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Laura bassi education

Laura bassi nationality

Both Giuseppe and Rosa were originally from Scandiano, a town in the province of Reggio Emilia. Laura's paternal grandfather, Giacinto Bassi, had run a chemists shop in Bologna, where natural-based medicines were prepared and sold.

Laura was her parents' only surviving child.

When she was five years old she began her education supervised by her cousin Father Lorenzo Stegani. He taught her until she was thirteen years old giving her lessons on Latin, French and arithmetic.

It is not surprising that an educated girl at this time would be taught French and arithmetic but it is very surprising that she was ta