Paolo Mascagni
Paolo Mascagni (born January 25, 1755 in Pomarance , † October 19, 1815 in Castelletto near Chiusdino ) was an Italian anatomist, doctor and natural scientist.
Life
Mascagni came from a family in the province of Siena , his parents were Aurelio Mascagni and Elisabetta Burroni. Mascagni studied natural sciences in Siena, including anatomy with Pietro Tabarrini , and completed his studies with a doctorate in anatomy, medicine and philosophy.
In 1787 he published his book Vasorum lymphaticorum corporis humani historia et iconographia , which was published in Siena , which identified him as a specialist in the human lymphatic system and established his professional reputation in Europe. In 1798 he was appointed President of the Accademia dei Fisiocritici of Siena. During the French occupation of Tuscany he supported the Jacobin party, which in the restoration that followed led to his being removed from office by the new government. On October 22, 1801, the verdict was overturned and he was appointed Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Chemistry at the University of Pisa , with permission to teach twice a week at the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence. A little later he was appointed full professor at the University of Florence . At the Florentine Accademia di Belle Arti he taught anatomy to art students. From 1808 he was a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and from 1811 of the Académie des Sciences .
Mascagni died during a stay in Casteletto near his hometown Chiusdino on October 19, 1815. His grave has not been preserved, while the tombstone is kept in the local cemetery chapel.
Honors
The city of Florence honored him with a statue in the Cortile of the Uffizi and thus included him in the gallery of the greats of Tuscany.
The mineral, discovered by Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten and first described around 1800, was given the name Mascagnin in honor of Mascagni .
Works (published posthumously)
- Prodromo della grande anatomia . 1821.
- Anatomicae universae iconae . 1823.
- Anatomia universale Florence 1833.
literature
- Stefano Arieti: MASCAGNI, Paolo (Giovanni Paolo). In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 71: Marsilli – Massimino da Salerno. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2008.
Web links
- Short biography ( memento of November 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) in: Biographical Lexicon of Outstanding Doctors of All Times and Nations by August Hirsch (Ed.). Berlin 1932
- Paolo Mascagni ( Memento from January 6, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), short biography (it.)
Individual evidence
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter M. Académie des sciences, accessed on January 19, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten: Mineralogical tables with consideration of the latest discoveries . Heinrich August Rottmann, Berlin 1800, p. 40 ( available online at rruff.info [PDF; 2.0 MB ; accessed on March 27, 2019] limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ Mascagnite . In: John W. Anthony, Richard A. Bideaux, Kenneth W. Bladh, Monte C. Nichols (Eds.): Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineralogical Society of America . 2001 (English, handbookofmineralogy.org [PDF; 66 kB ; accessed on March 27, 2019]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mascagni, Paolo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian scientist and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pomarance, Province of Pisa |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1815 |
| Place of death | Castelletto at Chiusdino |