Hieronymus Fabricius
Girolamo Fabrizi d' Acquapendente
Born	May 20, 1537 Acquapendente
Died	May 21, 1619
Nationality	Italian
Fields	Anatomy
Doctoral advisor	Gabriele Falloppio
Doctoral students	William Harvey Adriaan van den Spieghel

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Hieronymus Fabricius or Girolamo Fabrizio or by his latin name Fabricus ab Aquapendende (fl. 16th century) was a pioneering anatomist known in Italian medical science as "The Father of Embryology."

Born in Acquapendente, Fabricius studied at Padua, receiving an MD in 1559 under the guidance of Gabriel Fallopio. He was professor of anatomy and surgery at Padua from 1562. His students included William Harvey and Adriaan van den Spieghel.

By dissecting animals, Fabricius investigated the formation of the fetus, the structure of the esophagus, stomach and bowels, and the peculiarities of the eye, the ear, and the larynx. His main claim to fame is the discovery of the membranous folds that he called "valves" in the interior of veins. He did not know the purpose of these folds; however, they are now understood to prevent blood from flowing backwards.

[edit] See also

• Bursa of Fabricius

[edit] External links

• Some places and memories of Hieronymus Fabricius

[edit] Further reading

• Smith, Sean B.; Macchi, Veronica; Parenti, Anna; De Caro, Raffaele (2004). "Hieronymus corrected Fabricius Ab Acquapendente (1533-1619)". Clinical anatomy 17 (7): 540–3. doi:10.1002/ca.20022. PMID 15376290. 
• Smith, Sean B. (2006). "From Ars to Scientia: the revolution of anatomic illustration". Clinical anatomy 19 (4): 382–8. doi:10.1002/ca.20307. PMID 16570293. 
• Antonello, A.; Bonfante, L.; Bordin, V.; Calò, L.; Favaro, S.; Rippa-Bonati, M.; D'Angelo, A. (1997). "The Bursa of Hieronymus Fabrici d’Acquapendente: Past and Present of an Anatomical Structure". American Journal of Nephrology 17 (3-4): 248. doi:10.1159/000169109. PMID 9189242. 
• Glick, Bruce (1991). "Historical perspective: the bursa of Fabricius and its influence on B-cell development, past and present". Veterinary immunology and immunopathology 30 (1): 3–12. doi:10.1016/0165-2427(91)90003-U. PMID 1781155. 
• Brandt, L; Goerig, M (1986). "Die geschichte der Tracheotomie. I [The history of tracheotomy. I]". Der Anaesthesist 35 (5): 279–83. PMID 3526969. 

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