Marcello Malpighi

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Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694)

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However, Harvey was not able to identify the capillary system connecting arteries and veins; these were later discovered by Marcello Malpighi in 1661. Source: Internet

Career Portrait of Marcello Malpighi pointing to the fontanel of a baby's skull, by an unknown painter In 1653, his father, mother, and grandmother being dead, Malpighi left his family villa and returned to the University of Bologna to study anatomy. Source: Internet

History Santiago Ramón y Cajal in his laboratory In the 17 century, Italian Marcello Malpighi invented one of the first microscopes for studying tiny biological entities. Source: Internet

Marcello Malpighi died of apoplexy (an old-fashioned term for a stroke or stroke-like symptoms) in Rome on 29 September 1694, at the age of 66. In accordance with his wishes, an autopsy was performed. Source: Internet

Partial translation in: Howard B. Adelmann, Marcello Malpighi and the Evolution of Embryology Ithaca, New York, Cornell University Press, 1966, volume 2, pages 811-812. Source: Internet

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