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Falloppio, Gabriele

Born: c. 1523, Modena

Died: October 9, 1562, Padua

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Gabriele Falloppio was one of the most distinguished Italian anatomists and physicians of the sixteenth century. He made multiple significant discoveries, for instance, regarding the anatomy of the internal ear and of the reproductive organs, but also was consequential in the development of the genre of anatomical observationes.

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    Joel A. Klein

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  1. Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Venezia, Italy

    Marco Sgarbi

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  1. Center for the History of Philosophy and Science, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Hiro Hirai

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Klein, J.A. (2018). Falloppio, Gabriele. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_1095-1

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