Paolo Mascagni
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Paolo Mascagni (25 January 1755
Biography
Early life
Mascagni was born in the comune of Pomarance (in the Province of Pisa) to Aurelio Mascagni and Elisabetta Burroni, both belonging to old gentry families of Chiusdino (in the Province of Siena). He studied philosophy and medicine at the University of Siena. Upon graduating in 1777, renowned anatomist Pietro Tabarrani took Mascagni as an assistant. Upon Tabarrani's death in 1780, Mascagni was appointed as an anatomy lecturer at the University of Siena.[3]
Career
As a young man, Mascagni was interested in geological sciences, as evidenced by his several papers on the Lagoni (thermal springs) of Siena and Volterra.[citation needed] Upon graduation, he turned his interest to the human lymphatic system. His many discoveries in this field led to the composition and publication of Vasorum lymphaticorum corporis humani historia et iconographia in 1787.[2] He was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1796, and president of the Accademia dei Fisiocritici in 1798.
During the
In 1807, Mascagni was appointed professor of anatomy at the University of Florence. There, he wrote Treatise of Anatomy.[3]
Collaborations
In 1781, Mascagni began advising sculptor Clemente Susini, who was working on a collection of human anatomical waxes. The collection was completed in 1786 and consisted of approximately 800 pieces.[4]
In 1801, the Sardinian anatomist
Death
Mascagni died of sepsis in 1815.[3] Some decades after his death, his statue was erected in the courtyard of the Uffizi.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Legacy
Mascagni posthumously published two works:
- Prodromo della grande anatomia (1821)
- Anatomicae universae iconae (1823)
Mascagni has been posthumously credited with the first discovery of meningeal lymphatic vessels, though his findings were disregarded during his lifetime.[13] These vessels were conclusively discovered in mice in 2014 and subsequently confirmed in humans and non-human primates in 2017.[14]
See also
Notes
References
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- ^ "Clemente Michelangelo Susini" (in Italian). Università di Bologna. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ Taccari, Egisto (1969). "BOI, Francesco Antonio". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Vol. 11. Treccani. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ "Paolo Mascagni", Fisiocritici Academy, 2006 Archived June 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Choulant, Ludwig, Mortimer, Frank, Fielding, Hudson G., Streeter, Edward C., "History and bibliography of anatomic illustration in its relation to anatomic science and the graphic arts", 1852 [1]
- ^ Knight, Charles, "Penny cyclopaedia of the Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge: Second supplement", 1858 [2]
- ^ Antommarchi, Francesco C., "Anatomical Prints of the Human Body with Natural Dimensions", 1826 [3]
- ^ Antommarchi, Francesco, "Prodromo della grande anatomia seconda opera postuma di Paolo Mascagni, posta in ordine, e poblicata a spese di una Societa innominata da Francesco Antommarchi", 1819
- ^ Antommarchi, Francesco, "Tavole figurate di alcune parti organiche del corpo umano degli animali e dei vegetabili, esposte nel prodromo della grande anatomia di Paolo Mascagni", 1819
- ^ Moodie, Roy L., "Anatomical Names with Biographical Sketches", 1917
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- PMID 30359603.