Matteo Botti

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 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] "Museo Galileo - object description".