Archangelo Piccolomini
Italian anatomist and physician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archangelo Piccolomini or Arcangelo Piccolomini (1525–1586) was an Italian anatomist and personal physician to a number of popes.
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Archangelo Piccolomini | |
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Born | 1525 |
Died | October 19, 1586(1586-10-19) (aged 60–61) |
Resting place | Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | University of Ferrara |
Known for | Being the first to describe and differentiate the white matter of the cerebrum from the grey matter of the cortex |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine, anatomy |
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