Andrea Comparetti

Andrea Comparetti (August 30, 1745 – Padua, December 22, 1801) was an Italian physician and scientist.

Biography

Andrea Comparetti's birthplace is not known with certainty; he may have been born in Visinale di Pasiano[1] or in Vicinale di Buttrio.[2]

He received his education in Pordenone, Venice, and at the University of Padua, where he earned his degree in medicine in 1778.

After graduation, he practiced medicine in Venice while concurrently conducting research in anatomy and experimental physics, gaining him European recognition.

In 1782, he obtained the chair of "ad Practicam Medicinae" at the University of Padua, and in 1787, he also obtained the chair of "ad Practicam Medicinae in Nosocomio," which he held until his death.

With a solid background in physics and mathematics, he researched in the fields of anatomy, physiology, and botany-zoology.

Many of his scientific contributions were of biophysical interest, earning him the appreciation of contemporaneous scientists such as Spallanzani, Volta, Bonnet, and Cuvier.

He made observations on anatomy, comparative anatomy, and pathological anatomy of the ear and was among the first physicians to scientifically study neurology.

Works

Observationes opticae de luce inflexa et coloribus, 1787
  • Occursus medici de vaga aegritudine infirmitatis nervorum, Venezia, 1780.
  • Sulle nuove scoperte di ottica, 1784.[3]
  • Observationes opticae de luce inflexa et coloribus, Padova, Giovanni Antonio Conzatti, 1787.[4]
  • Nuove considerazioni sulla teoria dell'arco celeste, 1788.[5]
  • Observationes anatomicae de aure interna comparata, 1789.
  • Prodromo di fisica vegetabile, 1790.
  • Nouvelles recherches sur la structure organique relativement à la cause des mouvemens de la sensitive commune, 1791.
  • Saggio della scuola clinica nello spedale di Padova, 1793.
  • Riscontri fisico-botanici ad uso clinico, 1793.
  • Osservazioni sulle proprietà della china del Brasile, 1794.
  • Annotazioni dirette ai lettori dei riscontri medici delle febbri larvate perniciose, 1795.
  • Observationes dioptricae et anatomicae comparatae de coloribus apparentibus, visu, et oculo, 1798.
  • Prodromo di fisica vegetabile. Parte 2, 1799.
  • Riscontro clinico nel nuovo spedale. Regolamenti medico-pratici, 1799.
  • Dinamica animale degli insetti, 1800.

Bibliography

  • Baldini U.: "Andrea Comparetti" in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, pp. 668-672, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Roma.
  • Castiglioni A.,: "Storia della Medicina," II, Mondadori, Milano, 1948.
  • De Renzi S.: "Storia della Medicina in Italia," V, Napoli, 1848.
  • Pazzini A.,: "Storia della Medicina," II, Società Editrice Libraria, Milano, 1947.
  • Voce: "Andrea Comparetti" in Enciclopedia Italiana, X, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Roma, 1932, p. 1001.
  • Voce "Andrea Comparetti" in Enciclopedia Biografica Universale Treccani, V, Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Roma, 2007.

References

  1. ↑ "Dizionario biografico dei friulani". www.dizionariobiograficodeifriulani.it. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  2. ↑ "COMPARETTI, Andrea - Treccani". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Sulle nuove scoperte di ottica". preserver.beic.it. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  4. ↑ "Observationes opticae de luce inflexa et coloribus". preserver.beic.it. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Nuove considerazioni sulla teoria dell'arco celeste". preserver.beic.it. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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