Paolo Zacchia
Paolo Zacchia ( Latinized Paulus Zacchias Romanus ; * 1584 in Rome , † 1659 in Rome) was an Italian doctor of the Renaissance period .
Zacchia was the personal physician of Popes Innocent X and Alexander VII and legal advisor to the Rota Romana . He is best known as the founder of modern forensic medicine . His work Quaestiones medico-legales ( medical law issues , 1621–1650), originally 7 volumes and later expanded to 9 volumes, is the first systematic manual of forensic medicine and is still one of the most important texts in this field.
In his other writings he also discussed questions that went beyond forensic medicine practice and included philosophical or theological considerations.
Editions and translations
- Beatrix Spitzer (ed.): Paolo Zacchia: The animation of the human fetus. Book IX, Chapter 1 of the Quaestiones Medico-Legales. Böhlau, Cologne 2002, ISBN 3-412-14901-2 (Latin text and translation)
literature
- Patrik Budenz: Qaestiones medico-legal. Behind the scenes of forensic medicine . Peperoni Books, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-941825-21-5 .
- Hanspeter Maeder: The woman in the 17th century as reflected in the "Quaestiones Medico-Legales" of Paolo Zacchia (1584–1659) . Dissertation, University of Bern 1981.
- Giovanni Rossi, Alessandro Pastore (eds.): Paolo Zacchia. All origini della medicina legale 1584-1659 . Franco Angeli, Milan 2008, ISBN 978-88-5680-023-4 .
- Francesco Paolo de Ceglia: The woman who gave birth to a dog. Monstrosity and bestiality in Quaestiones medico-legal by Paolo Zacchia . In: La Medicina nei Secoli 26/1, 2014, pp. 117–144.
Web links
- Publications by and about Paolo Zacchia in the Opac des Servizio bibliotecario nazionale
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zacchia, Paolo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian forensic doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1584 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1659 |
| Place of death | Rome |