1590 in science
The year 1590 in science and technology involved some significant events.
Botany
- Establishment of Hortus Botanicus Leiden. Its director was Carolus Clusius.
Births
- Marie Fouquet, French medical writer approx. date – Giovanni Battista Zupi, Italian astronomer
Deaths
- August 25 – Giulio Alessandrini, Italian physician, author, and poet.
- December 20 – Ambroise Paré, French surgeon.