Gabriele Falloppio
1523-1562
Italian Anatomist
Gabriele Falloppio, an illustrious anatomist of the sixteenth century and one of the founders of modern anatomy, is best remembered for the first accurat...
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Gabriele Fallopius was one of the most noteworthy Italian anatomists of the sixteenth century. His family lived in poverty and, as a young man, he served the Catholic Church. Fallopius studied at Ferr...
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Born in Modena, Falloppio was a famous doctor and surgeon, an academic, and an author. The uterine tubes were named after him (fallopian tubes) for his work in describing them. With Andreas Vesalius a...
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