Paolo Frisi | |
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 Portrait of Ermenegildo Pini | |
| Born | Carlo Pini 17 June 1739 |
| Died | 3 January 1825 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Parent(s) | Domenico Pini and Maddalena Pini (née Venini) |
| Scientific career | |
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| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Ordained | 18 December 1762 |
Ermenegildo Pini (17 June 1739 – 3 January 1825) was an Italian clergyman, naturalist, mathematician, geologist and philosopher. He belonged to the Barnabite Order and worked mainly in northern Italy. He attempted to examine scientific ideas on geological phenomena and fossils and show them as being consistent with the framework of Biblical Genesis.