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Antonio Maria Valsalva

1666 - 1723

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Antonio Maria Valsalva (17 January 1666 – 2 February 1723), was an Italian anatomist born in Imola. His research focused on the anatomy of the ears. He coined the term Eustachian tube and he described the aortic sinuses of Valsalva in his writings, published posthumously in 1740. His name is associated with the Valsalva antrum of the ear and the Valsalva maneuver, which is used as a test of circulatory function. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio Maria Valsalva is the 306th most popular physician (down from 255th in 2019), the 2,050th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,813th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Italian Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Antonio Maria Valsalva ranks 306 out of 726. Before him are Caesarius of Nazianzus, Ennio Antonelli, Saint Fabiola, Mehmet Oz, William Osler, and Michel-Gabriel Paccard. After him are John Latham, John Hunter, Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari, Grunya Sukhareva, Edward Bach, and Edmond Locard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1666, Antonio Maria Valsalva ranks 11. Before him are Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Stephen Gray, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma, John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau. After him are Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Mary Astell, Jean-Féry Rebel, Benedetto Luti, Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha, and Ogyū Sorai. Among people deceased in 1723, Antonio Maria Valsalva ranks 12. Before him are Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Godfrey Kneller, Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont, Anne Henriette of Bavaria, Zanabazar, and Guillaume Dubois. After him are Praskovia Saltykova, Mariana Alcoforado, Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, Johann Christian Günther, Claude Fleury, and Jan Santini Aichel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Antonio Maria Valsalva ranks 2,050 out of 5,161. Before him are Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1514), Agnes of Montepulciano (1268), Renato Carosone (1920), Leopoldo de' Medici (1617), Thiago Alcântara (1991), and Giovanna Garzoni (1600). After him are Bruno Conti (1955), Marie Anne Mancini (1649), Felice della Rovere (1483), Luchino Visconti (1287), Marco Pantani (1970), and William of Modena (1184).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Italy

Among physicians born in Italy, Antonio Maria Valsalva ranks 20. Before him are Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682), Mondino de Luzzi (1275), Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501), Hieronymus Fabricius (1533), Ennio Antonelli (1936), and Saint Fabiola (400). After him are Alessandro Achillini (1463), Prospero Alpini (1553), Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (1883), Filippo Pacini (1812), Luigi Carlo Farini (1812), and Abella (1400).

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