Antonio benivieni

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Antonio benivieni: Antonio di Paolo Benivieni

Benivieni, in his major work of all his life «De abditis nonnullis ac mirandis morborum et sanationum causis», presents not only description of pathologic alterations including the first in history description of carcinoma of pyloric part of stomach, mesenterial occlusion, fibrinogenous pericarditis discovered at dissection but he tries to analyze and compare pathologic anatomic and clinical data.

The treatise itself is the first in history pathologic anatomic work. In the article the biography of famous Italian doctor and anatomist Lorenzo Bellini who in his student years described a tubule system in the kidneys is reviewed. The evaluation of the medical and scientific activities of Bellini by his contemporaries is given.

The article is dedicated to the th anniversary of the death of the Dutch anatomist, physiologist, yatrochemist and the grea test physician of the XVII century, Franciscus Sylvius Franz de le Boe — His contribution to the study of the structure of the nervous system is characterized, as well as the main scientific discoveries and achievements in building a rational system of medical science and practice.

It is stated that eponym «aquaeductus Sylvii» was coined by Lorenz Heister in in his paper «De admiranda cerebelli structura». One of the most distinguished foreigners in Dubrovnik was the pharmacist MonaldoViganti whose activity, based on published and unpublished materials in the Dubrovnik Archives, shown in this paper from s of the 15th century.