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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

1608 - 1679

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Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni alˈfɔnso boˈrɛlli]; 28 January 1608 – 31 December 1679) was a Renaissance Italian physiologist, physicist, and mathematician who is often described as the father of biomechanics. He contributed to the modern principle of scientific investigation by continuing Galileo's practice of testing hypotheses against observation. Trained in mathematics, Borelli also made extensive studies of Jupiter's moons, the mechanics of animal locomotion and, in microscopy, of the constituents of blood. He also used microscopy to investigate the stomatal movement of plants, and undertook studies in medicine and geology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Alfonso Borelli is the 118th most popular physician (up from 124th in 2019), the 874th most popular biography from Italy (up from 981st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Physician.

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli is most famous for his work on the anatomy of the human body. He was the first to describe the structure of the spinal cord, which he called the medulla oblongata.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ranks 118 out of 726. Before him are Herbert Spencer Gasser, Albert Sabin, Arvid Carlsson, Eric Kandel, Stanley Cohen, and Alexandre Yersin. After him are John Eccles, Hotepsekhemwy, Alexander Bogdanov, Johannes Peter Müller, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, and Santorio Santorio.

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Among people born in 1608, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ranks 5. Before him are Evangelista Torricelli, John Milton, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Gaston, Duke of Orléans. After him are Tukaram, Ivan Vyhovsky, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, António Vieira, Eudoxia Streshneva, and Pieter Post. Among people deceased in 1679, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ranks 3. Before him are Thomas Hobbes, and Jan Steen. After him are Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Anne Conway, Joost van den Vondel, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, John of Austria the Younger, Marie de Rohan, Willem van Aelst, and Jean François Paul de Gondi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ranks 874 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Cavalli (1602), Antipope Felix II (300), Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503), Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), Cassiodorus (487), and Annibale de Gasparis (1819). After him are Giulia Farnese (1474), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Phalaris (-700), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), Epicharmus of Kos (-524), and Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Italy

Among physicians born in Italy, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ranks 10. Before him are Marcello Malpighi (1628), Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909), Peter Damian (1007), Francesco Redi (1626), Bernardino of Siena (1380), and Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723). After him are Trota of Salerno (1001), Andrea Cesalpino (1519), Bernardino Ramazzini (1633), Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682), Mondino de Luzzi (1275), and Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501).

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