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Girolamo Mercuriale

1530-09-30 – 1606-11-08

Portrait of Girolamo Mercuriale
Italian physician and doctor Girolamo MercurialiCredit: Lavinia Fontana

Life & Legacy

Girolamo Mercuriale or Mercuriali (Italian: Geronimo Mercuriali; Latin: Hieronymus Mercurialis, Hyeronimus Mercurialis) (September 30, 1530 – November 8, 1606) was an Italian philologist and physician, most famous for his work De Arte Gymnastica.

Occupation & Career

linguist, university teacher, physician, personal physician

Education

University of Padua; University of Bologna

Legacy Highlights

Employer

Sapienza University of Rome · University of Bologna · University of Padua

Education & Institutions

University of Bologna · University of Padua

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q980560 — wikidata View source

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