Vol. 116 No. 1 (2011)
Original Article

The eminent Italian scholar Pietro d’Abano (1250-1315) and his contribution in anatomy

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  • Gregory Tsoucalas,
  • Marianna Karamanou,
  • George Androutsos

Published 2011-07-19

Keywords

  • Pietro d’Abano,
  • medical translations,
  • Conciliator

How to Cite

Tsoucalas, G., Karamanou, M., & Androutsos, G. (2011). The eminent Italian scholar Pietro d’Abano (1250-1315) and his contribution in anatomy. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 116(1), 52–55. Retrieved from https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/ijae/article/view/1092
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Abstract

Pietro d’Abano is recognized as a leading figure in the early history of European medical faculties. Translator and scholar, he translated and commented in Latin the doctrines of Greek and Arab physicians and philosophers having an ambitious attempt, to reconcile the opposing views of Arab medicine and Greek natural philosophy. Moreover he was one of the first to claim, three centuries before Harvey, that the heart is the source of blood vessels.
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