Are the ideas behind the recently published developments in biomimetic inorganic materials chemistry really as novel as they seem? This article is about rediscovery in science. The focus is on biomimetic inorganic materials chemistry and the 1872 classic published work of Pieter Harting, a Dutchman from Utrecht, on synthetic morphologies, particularly artificial calcareous formations, It would seem that one of the Founding fathers of this burgeoning field of endeavor has (almost) been forgotten.