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Andrea Cesalpino

1519 - 1603

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Andrea Cesalpino (Latinized as Andreas Cæsalpinus) (1524/1525 – 23 February 1603) was a Florentine physician, philosopher and botanist. In his works he classified plants according to their fruits and seeds, rather than alphabetically or by medicinal properties. In 1555, he succeeded Luca Ghini as director of the botanical garden in Pisa. The botanist Pietro Castelli was one of his students. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrea Cesalpino is the 189th most popular physician (down from 167th in 2019), the 1,381st most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,238th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Italian Physician.

Andrea Cesalpino was a botanist and physician who lived in the 16th century. He is most famous for his work on plants and their medicinal uses.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Andrea Cesalpino ranks 189 out of 726. Before him are Nicolaes Tulp, Adolf Eugen Fick, Ludwig Guttmann, Charles Brenton Huggins, Psusennes II, and Thomas Bartholin. After him are Horst Schumann, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Carl von Rokitansky, Richard Axel, Werner Haase, and Randy Schekman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1519, Andrea Cesalpino ranks 12. Before him are Francis, Duke of Guise, Gaspard II de Coligny, Isabella Jagiellon, Occhiali, Theodore Beza, and Imagawa Yoshimoto. After him are Antonis Mor, Thomas Gresham, Frans Floris, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, and Girolamo Mei. Among people deceased in 1603, Andrea Cesalpino ranks 8. Before him are Mehmed III, William Gilbert, François Viète, Grace O'Malley, Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, and Ahmad al-Mansur. After him are Maerten de Vos, Sharafkhan Bidlisi, Şehzade Mahmud, Pierre Charron, Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, and George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Andrea Cesalpino ranks 1,381 out of 5,161. Before him are Luca Marenzio (1553), Anna d'Este (1531), Marcantonio Raimondi (1480), Mathilde Bonaparte (1820), Mirella Freni (1935), and Julia (-190). After him are Dicaearchus (-350), Carlo Maria Viganò (1941), Liliana Cavani (1933), Cristofano Allori (1577), Felice Beato (1832), and Andrea della Robbia (1435).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Italy

Among physicians born in Italy, Andrea Cesalpino ranks 12. Before him are Peter Damian (1007), Francesco Redi (1626), Bernardino of Siena (1380), Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723), Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608), and Trota of Salerno (1001). After him are Bernardino Ramazzini (1633), Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682), Mondino de Luzzi (1275), Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501), Hieronymus Fabricius (1533), and Ennio Antonelli (1936).

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