Gaspare Tagliacozzi [SEP] place of death
Gaspare Tagliacozzi
Gaspare Tagliacozzi (his last name has also been spelled Taliacotius, Tagliacoze or Tagliacozzio; Bologna, March 1545 – Bologna, 7 November 1599) was an Italian surgeon, pioneer of plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Biography.
Tagliacozzi was born in Bologna.
Tagliacozzi began his medical studies in 1565. He studied at the University of Bologna under Gerolamo Cardano for medicine, Ulisse Aldrovandi for natural sciences and Julius Caesar Aranzi for anatomy. At the age of twenty-four, he earned his degree in philosophy
Life and Times of Gaspare Tagliacozzi (1545–1599)", a pioneer in plastic and reconstructive surgery. She was awarded the Welch Medal of the American Association for the History of Medicine in 1954. From 1967 almost until her death, Gnudi translated Agostino Ramelli’s 1588 "Le Diverse et Artificiose Machine". She completed the translation, but died on 30 April 1976, before publication.