Giovanni Battista Bianchi (anatomist)

Giovanni Battista Bianchi (born December 12, 1681 in Turin ; † January 20, 1761 there , according to other sources in Bologna ) was an Italian anatomist.

life and work

Giovanni Battista Bianchi came from a noble family in Milan. He was raised and educated by his maternal uncle, F. Peghino. At the age of 17 he completed a medical degree with famous teachers such as Torriglia, Migliore, Torrino at the University of Turin. He was given responsible tasks in hospitals in his hometown very early on.

He was interested in pharmacology, zoology, philosophy and poetry. Due to a strong inclination to medicine, he mainly dealt with anatomy. Viktor Amadeus II had an anatomical show house built for Bianchi. In 1718 he was appointed associate professor of medical institutions, in 1719 honorary professor at the chair for theoretical medicine and in 1721 full professor at the chair for anatomy at the University of Turin.

Bianchi researched mainly on anatomical topics. At that time, anatomy changed from its morphological self-centeredness to a science related to the clinic. In this new research context, there was no lack of controversy, in which Bianchi was also involved. His Historia hepatica was heavily criticized by Giovanni Battista Morgagni and Albrecht von Haller . G. Tacconi regarded parts of the work as plagiarism of his research publications.

Bianchi was a member of the Medical College of the Counts of Milan and was admitted to the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian Academy of Natural Scientists on August 9, 1714 with the academic surname Albutius ( matriculation no. 309 ) . From 1749 he was a corresponding member of the Académie des sciences .

swell

Giuseppe Sperati: Bianchi, Giovanni Battista. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (Volume 10, 1968). Retrieved April 22, 2019 (Italian).

Web links

Member entry of Giovanni Battista Bianchi in the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Literature by and about Giovanni Battista Bianchi (anatomist) in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d section after: Giuseppe Sperati: Bianchi, Giovanni Battista. 1968. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (Volume 10, 1968).
^ Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the Imperial Leopoldino-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann, Jena 1860, p. 206 (digitized version)
^ Willi Ule : History of the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the years 1852–1887 . With a look back at the earlier times of its existence. Commissioned by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig, Halle 1889, supplements and additions to Neigebaur's history, p. 154 ( archive.org ).
^ List of members since 1666: Letter B. Académie des sciences, accessed on September 19, 2019 (French).

personal data
SURNAME	Bianchi, Giovanni Battista
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian anatomist
DATE OF BIRTH	December 12, 1681
PLACE OF BIRTH	Turin
DATE OF DEATH	January 20, 1761
Place of death	Turin (according to other sources Bologna )

[:0-1] section after: Giuseppe Sperati: Bianchi, Giovanni Battista. 1968. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (Volume 10, 1968).

[2] Johann Daniel Ferdinand Neigebaur : History of the Imperial Leopoldino-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the second century of its existence. Friedrich Frommann, Jena 1860, p. 206 (digitized version)

[3] Willi Ule : History of the Imperial Leopoldine-Carolinian German Academy of Natural Scientists during the years 1852–1887 . With a look back at the earlier times of its existence. Commissioned by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig, Halle 1889, supplements and additions to Neigebaur's history, p. 154 ( archive.org ).

[4] List of members since 1666: Letter B. Académie des sciences, accessed on September 19, 2019 (French).