Bernardino Ramazzini
Italian malariologist
Died when: 81 years 2 days (972 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Bernardino Ramazzini (Italian pronunciation: [bernar'dino ramat'tsini]; 4 October 1633 – 5 November 1714) was an Italian physician.Ramazzini, along with Francesco Torti, was an early proponent of the use of cinchona bark (from which quinine is derived) in the treatment of malaria.
His most important contribution to medicine was his book on occupational diseases, De Morbis Artificum Diatriba ("Diseases of Workers").
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