Fausto Barbagli was born in Siena on July,13 1968. museum curator at the University of Pavia since 1998, he passed to the Natural History Museum of the University of Florence in 2004.

He is particularly involved in Museology, History of Natural Sciences and Ornithology. He has collaborated with various institutions for the study and enhancement of scientific collections, curated exhibition events and participated in the organization of exhibitions, conferences and scientific seminars. He is the author of more than 130 publications including monographs and articles in national and international scientific journals.

He is, moreover, a member of the Board of Lecturers of the Doctorate in History of Science of the Universities of Pisa Florence and Siena, an academician of the Accademia dei Fisiocritici of Siena, a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, vice-president of the Italian Society of Natural Sciences, secretary of the National Association of Scientific Museums, editor of the "Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia" and Associate Editor of "Museologia scientifica."