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[[File:Nuremberg Chronicle f 224r 5.jpg|thumb|Generic portrait of ''Gentilis medicus'', woodcut in the [[Nuremberg Chronicle]], 1493.]] |
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'''Gentile Gentili<ref>His father, also Gentile, was a doctor of [[Bologna]], according to some sources ([http://www.unisi.it/docentes/siena/docenti/gentili.html Lo studio di Siena: Faccoltà di Medicina]).</ref> da Foligno''' (died 18 June 1348) was an Italian professor and doctor of medicine, trained at Padua and the [[University of Bologna]], and teaching probably first at Bologna, then at the [[University of Perugia]], [[University of Siena|Siena]] ( |
'''Gentile Gentili<ref>His father, also Gentile, was a doctor of [[Bologna]], according to some sources ([http://www.unisi.it/docentes/siena/docenti/gentili.html Lo studio di Siena: Faccoltà di Medicina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616182239/http://www.unisi.it/docentes/siena/docenti/gentili.html |date=2011-06-16 }}).</ref> da Foligno''' (died 18 June 1348) was an Italian professor and doctor of medicine, trained at Padua and the [[University of Bologna]], and teaching probably first at Bologna, then at the [[University of Perugia]], [[University of Siena|Siena]] (1322–1324), where his annual stipend was 60 gold florins;<ref>[http://www.unisi.it/docentes/siena/docenti/gentili.html Lo studio di Siena: Faccoltà di Medicina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616182239/http://www.unisi.it/docentes/siena/docenti/gentili.html |date=2011-06-16 }}.</ref> he was called to [[University of Padua|Padua]] (1325–1335) by [[Ubertino I da Carrara]], Lord of Padua, then returned to Perugia for the remainder of his career. He was among the first European physicians to perform a [[dissection]] on a human being (1341),<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10122a.htm New Advent, History of Medicine: Padua]</ref><ref>Whether the dissection took place at [[Perugia]] or at [[Padua]] may be a source of contention.</ref> a practice that had long been taboo in Roman times. Gentile wrote several widely copied and read texts and commentaries, notably his massive commentary covering all five books of the ''Canon of Medicine'' by the 11th-century Persian polymath [[Avicenna]], the comprehensive encyclopedia that, in Latin translation, was fundamental to medieval medicine. Long after his death, Gentile da Foligno was remembered in the [[Nuremberg Chronicle]] (1493) as ''Subtilissimus rimator verborum Avicenne'', "that most subtle investigator of Avicenna's teachings"<ref>M. R. McVaugh, reviewing Roger French, ''Canonical Medicine: Gentile da Foligno and Scholasticism'' in ''Bulletin of the History of Medicine'' '''76'''.4, (Winter 2002:810–811).</ref> |
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Other works by Gentile were ''De complexione, proportione et dosi medicinarum;'' ''Consilium de temporibus partus;'' ''De statu hominum''; ''De lepra''; ''De febribus''; ''De balneis''; ''De divisione librorum Galeni''; ''Tractatus de reductione medicinarum''; ''Regimen preservativum''; Among these the ''Consilium'', a compilation of therapeutic advice for many diseases. He made commentaries on two works, ''Carmina de urinarum iudiciis'' ("Songs of urinary judgements") part of a metrical work, the ''Carmina medica'', that had been composed by Egidius Corbaliensis, and Egidius' ''De pulsibus'' ("About pulses").<ref>See also Lynn Thorndike, "''Consilia'' and more works in manuscript by Gentile da Foligno", ''Medical History''. '''3'''.1 (January 1959: 8–19).</ref> |
Other works by Gentile were ''De complexione, proportione et dosi medicinarum;'' ''Consilium de temporibus partus;'' ''De statu hominum''; ''De lepra''; ''De febribus''; ''De balneis''; ''De divisione librorum Galeni''; ''Tractatus de reductione medicinarum''; ''Regimen preservativum''; Among these the ''Consilium'', a compilation of therapeutic advice for many diseases. He made commentaries on two works, ''Carmina de urinarum iudiciis'' ("Songs of urinary judgements") part of a metrical work, the ''Carmina medica'', that had been composed by Egidius Corbaliensis, and Egidius' ''De pulsibus'' ("About pulses").<ref>See also Lynn Thorndike, "''Consilia'' and more works in manuscript by Gentile da Foligno", ''Medical History''. '''3'''.1 (January 1959: 8–19).</ref> |
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A mark of the respect in which Gentile's work continued to be held, more than a century after his death, was the rapidity with which they appeared in print, from the Italian presses, beginning in the 1470s.<ref>Teodoro Katinis, ''Medicina e filosofia in Marsilio Ficino: Il Consiglio contra la Pestilentia'', (Rome, 2007), pp 40ff.</ref> |
A mark of the respect in which Gentile's work continued to be held, more than a century after his death, was the rapidity with which they appeared in print, from the Italian presses, beginning in the 1470s.<ref>Teodoro Katinis, ''Medicina e filosofia in Marsilio Ficino: Il Consiglio contra la Pestilentia'', (Rome, 2007), pp 40ff.</ref> |
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Gentile's commentary ''de urinarum iudiciis'' makes a first attempt to comprehend the physiology of [[Urine|urine formation]]; aided by his dissection of cadavers, Gentile asserted that urine associated with the blood passes ''per poros euritides'' ("through the [[Tubule|porous tubules]]") of the kidney and is then delivered to the bladder. Commenting on ''De pulsibus'', he connected the relationship between fast pulse rate and urine output and correlated the color of urine with the condition of the heart. For the originality of his thought Mario Timio suggested<ref>Mario Timio, "Gentile da Foligno, a Pioneer of Cardionephrology: Commentary on Carmina de urinarum iudiciis and De pulsibus", ''American Journal of Nephrology'' '''19''' (1999: |
Gentile's commentary ''de urinarum iudiciis'' makes a first attempt to comprehend the physiology of [[Urine|urine formation]]; aided by his dissection of cadavers, Gentile asserted that urine associated with the blood passes ''per poros euritides'' ("through the [[Tubule|porous tubules]]") of the kidney and is then delivered to the bladder. Commenting on ''De pulsibus'', he connected the relationship between fast pulse rate and urine output and correlated the color of urine with the condition of the heart. For the originality of his thought Mario Timio suggested<ref>Mario Timio, "Gentile da Foligno, a Pioneer of Cardionephrology: Commentary on Carmina de urinarum iudiciis and De pulsibus", ''American Journal of Nephrology'' '''19''' (1999:189–192) ([http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Doi=13450 on-line abstract]).</ref> that Gentile could be indicated as the 'first' [[Nephrology|cardionephrologist]] in the [[history of medicine]]. |
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He prepared a widely |
He prepared a widely read treatise on the [[Black Death]], recommending [[theriac]] among other prophylaxis, but died of the plague himself. |
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== See also == |
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*[[Tommaso del Garbo]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:10, 20 October 2023
Gentile Gentili[1] da Foligno (died 18 June 1348) was an Italian professor and doctor of medicine, trained at Padua and the University of Bologna, and teaching probably first at Bologna, then at the University of Perugia, Siena (1322–1324), where his annual stipend was 60 gold florins;[2] he was called to Padua (1325–1335) by Ubertino I da Carrara, Lord of Padua, then returned to Perugia for the remainder of his career. He was among the first European physicians to perform a dissection on a human being (1341),[3][4] a practice that had long been taboo in Roman times. Gentile wrote several widely copied and read texts and commentaries, notably his massive commentary covering all five books of the Canon of Medicine by the 11th-century Persian polymath Avicenna, the comprehensive encyclopedia that, in Latin translation, was fundamental to medieval medicine. Long after his death, Gentile da Foligno was remembered in the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493) as Subtilissimus rimator verborum Avicenne, "that most subtle investigator of Avicenna's teachings"[5]
Other works by Gentile were De complexione, proportione et dosi medicinarum; Consilium de temporibus partus; De statu hominum; De lepra; De febribus; De balneis; De divisione librorum Galeni; Tractatus de reductione medicinarum; Regimen preservativum; Among these the Consilium, a compilation of therapeutic advice for many diseases. He made commentaries on two works, Carmina de urinarum iudiciis ("Songs of urinary judgements") part of a metrical work, the Carmina medica, that had been composed by Egidius Corbaliensis, and Egidius' De pulsibus ("About pulses").[6] A mark of the respect in which Gentile's work continued to be held, more than a century after his death, was the rapidity with which they appeared in print, from the Italian presses, beginning in the 1470s.[7]
Gentile's commentary de urinarum iudiciis makes a first attempt to comprehend the physiology of urine formation; aided by his dissection of cadavers, Gentile asserted that urine associated with the blood passes per poros euritides ("through the porous tubules") of the kidney and is then delivered to the bladder. Commenting on De pulsibus, he connected the relationship between fast pulse rate and urine output and correlated the color of urine with the condition of the heart. For the originality of his thought Mario Timio suggested[8] that Gentile could be indicated as the 'first' cardionephrologist in the history of medicine.
He prepared a widely read treatise on the Black Death, recommending theriac among other prophylaxis, but died of the plague himself.
Notes
[edit]- ^ His father, also Gentile, was a doctor of Bologna, according to some sources (Lo studio di Siena: Faccoltà di Medicina Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine).
- ^ Lo studio di Siena: Faccoltà di Medicina Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ New Advent, History of Medicine: Padua
- ^ Whether the dissection took place at Perugia or at Padua may be a source of contention.
- ^ M. R. McVaugh, reviewing Roger French, Canonical Medicine: Gentile da Foligno and Scholasticism in Bulletin of the History of Medicine 76.4, (Winter 2002:810–811).
- ^ See also Lynn Thorndike, "Consilia and more works in manuscript by Gentile da Foligno", Medical History. 3.1 (January 1959: 8–19).
- ^ Teodoro Katinis, Medicina e filosofia in Marsilio Ficino: Il Consiglio contra la Pestilentia, (Rome, 2007), pp 40ff.
- ^ Mario Timio, "Gentile da Foligno, a Pioneer of Cardionephrology: Commentary on Carmina de urinarum iudiciis and De pulsibus", American Journal of Nephrology 19 (1999:189–192) (on-line abstract).
