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Girolamo Mercuriale
Italian philologist and physician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Girolamo Mercuriale | |
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![]() Girolamo Mercuriale | |
Born | September 30, 1530 |
Died | November 8, 1606(1606-11-08) (aged 76) Forlì |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | University of Padua, University of Bologna |
Known for | De arte gymnastica |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine, Botany |
Doctoral students | Gaspard Bauhin |
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