Simone Majoli[1] (1520 – 9 January 1597)[2] was an Italian canon lawyer,[3] bishop and author.
[4][5] His encyclopedic work Dies caniculares[6] (Dog days), covered a wide range of topics in natural history, demonology and other subjects such as werewolves.
He is mentioned in the early history of the explanation of fossils, by Charles Lyell,[7] as a pioneer of volcanic explanations.
[8] On 16 Jun 1572, Simone Majoli was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino.
[4][5] He served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino until his death on 1597.