Matteo Botti (ca. 1570 - 1621) was an Italian scientific instrument maker.
Botti came from a Cremonese family on which Cosimo I de' Medici (1519 - 1574) conferred Florentine citizenship. He was a member of the Accademia degli Alterati and the Accademia Fiorentina. He undertook various missions abroad as an ambassador for Ferdinand I (1549 - 1609) and Cosimo II (1590 - 1621). In 1591, he was made a Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen.[1]
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