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GIROLAMO FABRICIUS

GIROLAMO FABRICIUS or FABRIZIO (1537-1619), a famous Italian anatomist, born at Aquapendente; became professor at Padua in 1565, where he gained a world-wide reputation as a teacher; Harvey declares that he got his first idea of the circulation of the blood from attending his lectures.

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