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Santorio Santorio

1561 - 1636

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Santorio Santorio (29 March 1561 – 25 February 1636) whose real name was Santorio Santori (or de' Sanctoriis) better known in English as Sanctorius of Padua was an Italian physiologist, physician, and professor, who introduced the quantitative approach into the life sciences and is considered the father of experimental physiology. He is also known as the inventor of several medical devices. His work De Statica Medicina, written in 1614, saw many publications and influenced generations of physicians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Santorio Santorio is the 124th most popular physician (down from 117th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Slovene Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Santorio Santorio ranks 124 out of 726. Before him are Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, John Eccles, Hotepsekhemwy, Alexander Bogdanov, Johannes Peter Müller, and Baruch Samuel Blumberg. After him are Aribert Heim, Hans Selye, Amenmesse, Elizabeth Blackwell, Robin Warren, and William T. G. Morton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1561, Santorio Santorio ranks 4. Before him are Francis Bacon, Jacopo Peri, and Luis de Góngora. After him are Katō Kiyomasa, Henry Briggs, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, Ii Naomasa, Thomas Fincke, Fukushima Masanori, and Adriaan van Roomen. Among people deceased in 1636, Santorio Santorio ranks 3. Before him are Pieter Brueghel the Younger, and Date Masamune. After him are Mulla Sadra, Dong Qichang, Sendivogius, Stefano Maderno, John Albert II, Augustus the Elder, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Iskandar Muda, Gregorio Fernández, and Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Santorio Santorio ranks 10 out of 340. Before him are Slavoj Žižek (1949), Barbara of Cilli (1392), France Prešeren (1800), Hugo Wolf (1860), Franz Miklosich (1813), and Jože Plečnik (1872). After him are Milan Kučan (1941), Janez Drnovšek (1950), Edvard Kardelj (1910), Hemma of Gurk (980), Primož Trubar (1508), and Borut Pahor (1963).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Slovenia

Among physicians born in Slovenia, Santorio Santorio ranks 1. 

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