Francesco Redi
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Francesco Redi was an Italian physician, naturalist, biologist, and poet. He is referred to as the "founder of experimental biology", and as the "father of modern parasitology". He was the first perso
Portrait by Jacob Ferdinand Voet
Statue of Francesco Redi on the Uffizi Gallery (Piazzale degli Uffizi) in Florence. At his feet is a copy of Bacco in Toscana.
Portrait of Francesco Redi by Pietro Dandini
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Medical doctor
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A medical doctor, also known as a physician or medical practitioner, is a health professional who practices medicine. Medicine aims to promote, maintain or restore health through the study, diagnosis,
Francesco Redi
…Francesco Redi (18 February 1626 – 1 March 1697) was an Italian physician, naturalist, biologist, and poet. He is referred to as the "founder of experimental biology", and as the "father of modern parasitology". He was the…
The Doctor, an 1891 portrait by Luke Fildes
Francesco Redi, considered to be the founder of experimental biology, was the first to recognize and correctly describe details of many important parasites.
Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female physician in the United States, graduated from SUNY Upstate.
Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, the primary teaching hospital for the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami