Introduction
Girolamo Fabrici (c. 1533–1619) was a physician, surgeon, anatomist, and longtime member of the medical faculty at the University of Padua. He published works on surgery and anatomy. His anatomical publications reflect a sophisticated understanding of the nature of anatomical science with Galenic and Aristotelian elements and give careful dissection prominence of place. He contributed to the increasingly prominent and progressive tradition of late-Renaissance anatomy and importantly influenced the work of William Harvey, who studied under him at Padua.
Fabrici’s Works and Significance
Born in Aquapendente near Orvieto, Italy, Fabrici arrived at the University of Padua in 1550, received his doctorate degree in medicine and philosophy in about 1659 (studying under Gabriele Falloppio), and remained there teaching privately and then, starting in 1565, publicly for...
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Distelzweig, P. (2020). Fabrici, Girolamo (Fabricius ab Acquapendente). In: Jalobeanu, D., Wolfe, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and the Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20791-9_283-1
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