Realdo Colombo

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Realdo Colombo was a 16th-century Italian anatomist and surgeon known for his detailed studies of human anatomy and important contributions to the understanding of pulmonary circulation.

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instanceOf Italian physician
anatomist
human
surgeon
alsoKnownAs Matteo Realdo Colombo
Realdus Columbus
birthPlace Cremona
Duchy of Milan
birthYear 1516
centuryOfActivity 16th century
contributedTo understanding of heart function
understanding of pulmonary transit of blood
countryOfCitizenship Italy
Republic of Venice
deathYear 1559
described pulmonary circulation between heart and lungs
educatedAt University of Padua
employer University of Padua
University of Pisa
University of Rome La Sapienza
era Renaissance
familyName Colombo
fieldOfWork anatomy
medicine
surgery
genre medical literature
givenName Matteo
influenced William Harvey
influencedBy Andreas Vesalius
knownFor critique of Galenic anatomy
description of pulmonary circulation
studies of human anatomy
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
Latin
notableWork De re anatomica
occupation professor of anatomy
placeOfDeath Rome
positionHeld successor to Andreas Vesalius at University of Padua
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
studentOf Giovanni Battista da Monte
Niccolò Massa
taughtAt University of Padua
University of Pisa
University of Rome La Sapienza
workPublished 1559

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Andreas Vesalius influenced Realdo Colombo
Renaissance medicine hasNotableFigure Realdo Colombo