A native of the island of Chio, he served as a lecturer at the University of Pisa from 1609 to 1615. He had to quit his chair when it was discovered that he professed the Greek schismatic religion, or more likely in consequence of the mental illness with which he was stricken.

The Works of Galileo Galilei, national edition edited by Antonio Favaro, Florence, Barbčra, 1899-1909, vol. XX, Biographical Index, to v.