Marcello Malpighi. (Crevalcore, 1628 – Rome 1694)
Marcello Malpighi was a doctor, an anatomist and a physiologist. He is considered the father of microscopic observation. He was the first to observe capillaries in animals and to discover the link between arteries and veins, and his observations on the lungs were fundamental too. He also described the anatomy of the silkworm and the development of the chick in his egg.
His violent divergences with Sbaraglia forced him to reluctantly leave the city of Bologna. He ended his days in Rome, where he was at Pope Innocent XII’s service.
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