Girolamo Fabrizi d' Acquapendente.
'Hieronymus Fabricius' is the
Latin name by which the
Italian anatomist 'Girolamo Fabrici' (
May 20 1537 –
May 21 1619) is better known. Also known as 'Fabrizo d'Acquapendente' and (
Italian) 'Geronimo Fabrizio'.
Fabrici 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. One of his pupils during his tenure was
William Harvey. Another was
Adriaan van den Spieghel.
By dissecting animals, Fabricius investigated the formation of the
foetus, the structure of the
oesophagus, stomach and bowels, and the peculiarities of the eye, the ear and the
larynx. 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.
Fabricius's pioneer earned him the title of 'The Father of Embryology' in Italian medical science.
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