Girolamo Fabrizio, also Fabrizio d'Acquapendente, (* 20. May 1537 in Acquapendente; "† 21. May 1619 in Padua) was an important Anatom and the founder of the modern Embryologie. The latinisierte form its name, under which its works are to be found, reads Hieronymus Fabricius starting from Aquapendente.

Life

Fabrizio buildup in poor conditions, its gift made possible for it however a study of the medicine at the University of Padua. Its most important teacher was the Anatom Gabriel Fallopio. Subsequently, to its graduation it practiced in Padua, until it became to appoint 1562 there as a successor Fallopios to the chair for anatomy. Its new method of teaching to accomplish the sections in particularly theatres built by Johannes Baptista Montanus brought students from completely Europe to the it additionally as professor for anatomy and surgery to the university of Venice was appointed. It held both offices until 1604.

Scientific achievement

After pre-working Andreas Vesalius, Lusitanus and Sylvius Fabrizio was first, the one accurate description as well as representation true to nature of the Venenklappen (in: De Venarum Ostiolis), which had already described Charles Estienne before him, made.

Until today its meaning exists in the reason of the Embryologie with its rich-illustrated work: De form atue foetu, in which it compared embryos of different animal species with one another. Its studies were particularly thorough to the chicken embryo. After it the Bursa Fabricii (Bursa cloacalis) of the birds is designated.

Beyond that work is present over the lung and the respiration, muscles and joints, the sensory organs, the skin, over the stomach and entrails from it.

Its most well-known pupil was William Harvey, which as a first European physician described the Blutkreislauf.

Works (selection)

• Fabrizio d'Acquapendente (1600): De form atue foetu
• Fabrizio d'Acquapendente (1603): De Venarum Ostiolis
• Fabrizio d'Acquapendente (1600): De Visione, Voce, Auditu
• Fabrizio d'Acquapendente (1603): De locutione et ejus instrumentis tractatus

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