Antonio Benivieni

Antonio di Paolo Benivieni (1443–1502) was a Florentine physician who pioneered the use of the autopsy and many medical historians have considered him a founder of pathology.[1][2]

Antonio di Paolol Benivieni
Born(1443-11-03)November 3, 1443
Florence, Italy
Died1502
Florence, Italy
NationalityItaly
Known forautopsy, pathology
Scientific career
Fieldsmedicine

Early life and education

Benivieni was born in Florence, Italy. His father was a nobleman, notary, and a member of a prominent and wealthy Florentine family. Benivieni's early education was provided bu tutors and he then studied medicine at the University of Pisa and Siena.[2]

Contributions to medicine

Benivieni returned to Florence after completing his medical studies and practiced medicine for more than 30 years. He was considered a skilled diagnostician and praised for his ability to treat difficult cases.[2]

Benivieni published a treatise entitled De Abditis Morborum Causis ("The Hidden Causes of Disease") which is now considered one of the first works in the science of pathology.[3] Some of the protocols developed by Benivieni are similar to those used in autopsies to this day, and he has been referred to as the "father of pathologic anatomy."[4]

References
  1. Hajdu, Steven I. (2010). "A note from history". Cancer. United States. 116 (10): 2493–2498. doi:10.1002/cncr.25000. ISSN 1097-0142. PMID 20225228.
  2. Fye, W. Bruce (1996). "Antonio di Paolo Benivieni". Clinical Cardiology. 19 (8): 678–679. doi:10.1002/clc.4960190820. ISSN 1932-8737.
  3. History of Medicine
  4. History and Scope of Pathology


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