Paolo Mascagni
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Paolo Mascagni was an Italian physician and anatomist. He is most well known for publishing the first complete description of the lymphatic system.
Paolo Mascagni
The statue of Mascagni at the Uffizi
Vasorum lymphaticorum corporis humani historia et ichnographia
The Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova remains the oldest and most influential hospital in Florence, Italy. Founded in 1288, this hospital was built from humble origins to a highly efficient, flourishing,
Paolo Mascagni
…who on 22 October 1801 appointed Mascagni a professor of anatomy at the University of Pisa, with the additional charge of lecturing twice a week at the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence. In 1807, Mascagni was appointed professor of anatomy at the University of Florence. There, he wrote Treatise of Anatomy…
Statue of Monna Tessa at the entrance of the hospital
Fresco by Antonio Pomarancio in Santa Maria Nuova hospital, Adoration of the Shepherds 1614
Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova, Florence, Italy. Drawing by B. Wellcome
Entrance to the Cloister of Bones