Morgagni, Giovanni Battista

Japanese: モルガーニ（英語表記）Morgagni， Giovanni Battista

Born: 25 February 1682 in Forli
Died: December 6, 1771, Padua Italian anatomist and pathologist. The father of pathological anatomy. Graduated from the University of Bologna in 1701. After studying at the University of Pisa and the University of Padua, he became an assistant to A. Valsalva (1666-1723), a disciple of M. Malpighi, at his alma mater. In 1715 he became professor of anatomy at the same university, a position he held until his death at the age of 89. He established his reputation as an anatomist by publishing Adversaria anatomica (6 volumes, 06-19). His main work, De sedibus et causis morborum per anatomen indagatis (61), is written in the form of a letter to physicians for each chapter, and contains approximately 700 dissected cases with accurate descriptions of each disease.

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[生]1682.2.25. フォルリ
[没]1771.12.6. パドバ
イタリアの解剖学者，病理学者。病理解剖学の祖。 1701年ボローニャ大学卒業。ピサ大学，パドバ大学で研究したのち，母校で M.マルピーギの高弟 A.バルサルバ (1666～1723) の助手になる。 15年に同大学の解剖学教授となり，89歳の高齢で亡くなるまでその職にあった。『解剖学雑記』 Adversaria anatomica (6部，06～19) を刊行し，解剖学者としての名声を確立した。主著『病気の所在と原因』 De sedibus et causis morborum per anatomen indagatis (61) は，毎章医師に送る書簡体をとり，約 700体の解剖例を載せて，各病変を正確に記載している。

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