(1523-1562)
Italian physician and anatomist, best known as discoverer of the Fallopian tubes, but also important for other anatomical discoveries concerning the female reproductive organs. In addition, he studied the anatomy of the brain and eyes, provided the earliest accurate description of the inner ear, and studied the larynx, respiration, and the action of muscles. A native of Modena, educated under Andreas Vesalius at Padua, he became professor of anatomy at Pisa in 1548 and in 1551 moved to the University of Padua.
Historical Dictionary of Renaissance. Charles G. Nauert. 2004.