Giacinto Cestoni

Giacinto Cestoni
Born	(1637-05-13)May 13, 1637 Montegiorgio, region of Marche, Italy
Died	January 29, 1718(1718-01-29) (aged 80) Livorno, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Other names	Diacinto Cestoni
Occupation(s)	Biologist, naturalist, botanist, entomologist
Spouse	Margherita Tiburzi

Diacinto (or Giacinto) Cestoni (May 13, 1637 – January 29, 1718) was an Italian naturalist, biologist, botanist, entomologist. Born in Montegiorgio, he was self-taught. He lived and worked at Livorno where he led an apothecary next to the port. He studied insects, animals, plants and drugs. Cestoni showed that scabies is caused by Sarcoptes scabiei.