Giulio Bizzozero
Giulio Bizzozero (born March 20, 1846 in Varese , † April 8, 1901 in Turin ) was an Italian pathologist and histologist .
Life
From 1862 he studied medicine at the University of Pavia , where he immediately worked in the experimental physiological laboratory. He later continued his studies in Zurich and Berlin . He came into contact with Rudolf Virchow , Rudolf Albert Kölliker and Heinrich Frey , with whom he remained in contact throughout his life. The 16-year-old presented his first publication during his studies.
In 1866 he received his doctorate and took over the management of the laboratory. The following year he replaced Paolo Mantegazza , who went to Florence, and at the age of 21 he held the Chair of General Pathology in Pavia.
In 1872 he followed the call to Turin and took up a full professorship in pathology. In 1885 he was elected Rector of the University of Turin .
In 1888 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina Scholars' Academy . He was a member from 1881 and from 1892 to 1893 also President of the Scientific Academy. After suffering from iridocyclitis and unable to use a microscope, he devoted himself to hygienic and health-political issues. He died of pneumonia in 1901 .
Research and teaching
Even as a student, Bizzozero recognized the blood-forming property of the bone marrow. His later research focuses on hematology , especially hematopoiesis (blood formation) and hemostasis (blood clotting), as well as various tumors, the histology of the molluscum contagiosum , blood formation in birds and the histology and physiology of the endocrine glands. In December 1881 he discovered the importance of thrombocytes (blood platelets), which had already been described by Max Schultze in 1865 as the third corpuscular component of blood .
The scientists he trained also include Camillo Golgi , Guido Tizzoni (1853–1932), Gaetano Salvioli (1853–1888), Pio Foà (1848–1922) and Camillo Bozzolo (1845–1920). He founded the prestigious journal Archivio di Scienze Mediche .
Works (selection)
- Corso di istologia normal. (Course in normal histology, 2 volumes)
- Lezioni di patologia generale. (Readings in General Pathology)
- Manuele di microscopia clinica. (Handbook of clinical microscopy, German translation: Erlangen 1883 and 1887)
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Individual evidence
- ^ DB Brewer: Max Schultze (1865), G. Bizzozero (1882) and the discovery of the platelet. Br J Haematol . (2006) 133 (3): 251-8. PMID 16643426 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Giulio Bizzozero in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bizzozero, Giulio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bizzozero, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian histologist and pathologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Varese |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1901 |
| Place of death | Turin |