BIOLOGIST

Gabriele Falloppio

1523 - 1562

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Gabriele Falloppio (1522/23 – 9 October 1562) was an Italian priest and anatomist often known by his Latin name Fallopius. He was one of the most important anatomists and physicians of the sixteenth century, giving his name to the fallopian tube. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gabriele Falloppio is the 147th most popular biologist (down from 95th in 2019), the 1,077th most popular biography from Italy (down from 953rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Biologist.

Gabriele Falloppio was a 16th century anatomist who is most famous for inventing the first condom.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Gabriele Falloppio ranks 147 out of 1,097. Before him are Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, Edward B. Lewis, Aimé Bonpland, Daniel Nathans, Charles Scott Sherrington, and E. O. Wilson. After him are Ibn al-Baitar, Johan Christian Fabricius, Félix d'Herelle, Howard Martin Temin, Joshua Lederberg, and Bernard Katz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1523, Gabriele Falloppio ranks 3. Before him are Catherine Howard, and Anna Jagiellon. After him are Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Blaise de Vigenère, Marco Antonio Bragadin, Gulbadan Begum, Charles de Bourbon, Gaspara Stampa, Stradanus, Catherine Carey, and Pieter Pourbus. Among people deceased in 1562, Gabriele Falloppio ranks 4. Before him are Antoine of Navarre, Adrian Willaert, and Eleanor of Toledo. After him are Götz von Berlichingen, Lütfi Pasha, Jan van Scorel, Peter of Alcantara, Francesco de' Rossi, Christoph Amberger, Giovanni de' Medici, and François de Tournon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gabriele Falloppio ranks 1,077 out of 5,161. Before him are Nina Ricci (1883), Pietro Locatelli (1695), Fulvia (-77), Lucius Julius Caesar (-135), Aloysius Lilius (1510), and Gino Bartali (1914). After him are Sextus Pompey (-67), Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668), Carlo Crivelli (1430), Angelo Secchi (1818), Guy III of Spoleto (900), and Gelon (-600).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Italy

Among biologists born in Italy, Gabriele Falloppio ranks 3. Before him are Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729), and Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522). After him are Salvador Luria (1912), Renato Dulbecco (1914), Mario Capecchi (1937), Giovanni Sartori (1924), Mikhail Tsvet (1872), Odoardo Beccari (1843), Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (1922), Carlo Allioni (1728), and Giuseppe Acerbi (1773).

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