Marcello Malpighi
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Plants, Botany, Horticulture
- Curriculum: Italian History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: Malpighi’s most noteworthy contributions are the discovery of the blood capillaries and the demonstration of the fine structure of the lungs, thus laying the foundation for knowledge of the physiology of respiration. Other important studies were in embryology, plant anatomy, and invertebrate zoology.
Early Life
Marcello Malpighi was born in Crevalcore in 1628, the year that William Harvey’s book on the circulation of blood was published. His parents were farmers and financially independent. Not much is known of Malpighi’s...
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