| Hieronymus Fabricius | |
Girolamo Fabrizi d' Acquapendente
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| Born | May 20, 1537 Acquapendente |
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| Died | May 21, 1619 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Fields | anatomy |
| Doctoral students | William Harvey Adriaan van den Spieghel |
Hieronymus Fabricius is the Latin name by which the Italian anatomist Girolamo Fabrici (May 20, 1537 – May 21, 1619) is better known. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Acquapendente is a city in the Province of Viterbo, in Lazio ( Italy) Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration William Harvey ( April 1, 1578 – June 3, 1657) was an English Physician who is credited with being the first in Adriaan van den Spiegel, name sometimes written as Adrianus Spigelius ( 1578 - April 7, 1625) was a Flemish Anatomist who was born Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Also known as Fabrizo d'Acquapendente and (Italian) Geronimo Fabrizio. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy.
Fabricius was born in Acquapendente and studied at Padua, receiving an MD in 1559 under the guidance of Gabriel Fallopio where he eventually became professor of anatomy and surgery in Padua from 1562. Acquapendente is a city in the Province of Viterbo, in Lazio ( Italy) Gabriele Falloppio ( 1523 - October 9, 1562) often known by his Latin name Fallopius, was one of the most important anatomists Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via chirurgiae meaning "hand work" is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental Padua ( Padova 'padova Latin: Patavium, Padoa) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. One of his pupils during his tenure was William Harvey. William Harvey ( April 1, 1578 – June 3, 1657) was an English Physician who is credited with being the first in Another was Adriaan van den Spieghel. Adriaan van den Spiegel, name sometimes written as Adrianus Spigelius ( 1578 - April 7, 1625) was a Flemish Anatomist who was born
By dissecting animals, Fabricius investigated the formation of the fetus, the structure of the oesophagus, stomach and bowels, and the peculiarities of the eye, the ear and the larynx. A fetus (or foetus or fœtus) is a developing Mammal or other Viviparous Vertebrate, after the Embryonic stage and The esophagus or oesophagus (see American and British English spelling differences) sometimes known as the gullet, is an organ in The larynx (plural larynges) colloquially known as the voicebox, is an organ in the Neck of Mammals involved in protection of the His main claim to fame is the discovery of the membranous folds, which he names "valves" in the interior of veins that, at the time he did not know but what was later discovered, prevent blood from flowing backwards on its way to the heart. In the Circulatory system, a vein is a Blood vessel that carries Blood back toward the Heart (as opposed to Artery, a blood vessel
Fabricius's pioneering work earned him the title of 'The Father of Embryology' in Italian medical science.