Giovanni Battista Grassi

Giovanni Battista Grassi

Giovanni Battista Grassi (27 March 1854 – 4 May 1925) was an Italian physician and zoologist, best known for his pioneering works on parasitology, especially on malariology. He was Professor of Comparative Zoology at the University of Catania from 1883, and Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Sapienza University of Rome from 1895 until his death. His first major research on the taxonomy and biology of termites earned him the Royal Society's Darwin Medal in 1896. Grassi's scientific contributions covered embryological development of honey bees, on helminth parasites, the vine parasite phylloxera, on migrations and metamorphosis in eels, on arrow worms and termites. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Grassi is the 490th most popular physician (down from 447th in 2019). (down from 2,893rd in 2019)