Stefano Mancuso
Italian botanist and writer
Stefano Mancuso is an Italian botanist who researches plant intelligence and writes about it. He wrote The Incredible Journey of Plants.
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Italian Born 1965 in Catanzaro, Italy
About Stefano Mancuso
Stefano Mancuso was born in Catanzaro, Italy, on 9 May 1965. He is a professor at the University of Florence, where he studied, and he directs the International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology in Florence. He is best known for his research on plant intelligence. He edits the journal Plant Signaling & Behavior, belongs to the Accademia dei Georgofili, and has published more than 250 scientific papers alongside books for general readers, including The Incredible Journey of Plants.