| Authorised form of name | Morgagni; Giambattista (1682 - 1771) |
| Other forms of name | Giovanni Battista |
| Dates | 1682 - 1771 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Place of birth | Forli, Italy |
| Date of birth | 25 February 1682 |
| Place of death | Padua, Italy |
| Date of death | 05 or 06 December 1771 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Medicine |
| Anatomy |
| Pathological anatomy |
| Activity | Education:
Forli; Bologna. MD (1701)
Career:
Worked in three hospitals in Bologna; reformed the Accademia degli Inquieti on the Parisian model and paved the way for its incorporation into the Istituto delle Scienze e Arti; moved to Venice (1707-1709); practised in Forli (1709-1711); Professor of Theoretical Medicine, Padua (1712-1715); Professor of Anatomy (1715-death); died of a heart attack
Memberships:
Accademia degli Inquieti (1699, President 1704); Academia Curiosorum Naturae; St Petersburg Academy (1735); Berlin Academy (1754)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1722 |
| Proposer | William Sherard |
| Relationships | Son of Fabrizio Morgagni and his wife, Maria Tornielli |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB; Hirsch; Eloy
Authority:
Altname from DSB
References:
Marta Cavazza, 'The Institute of Science of Bologna and the Royal Society in the eighteenth century' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 3-25, plate
Notes:
DSB gives death date as 05 December 1771 |
| Code | NA7358 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/003164 | Morgagni, Giambattista | 1728 |
| M/247 | Morgagni, Giambattista | |
| IM/003165 | Morgagni, Giambattista | nd |
| LBO/19/85 | Copy letter from Signor Morgagni, Padua, to William Rutty | 13 April 1728 |
| EL/M2/81 | Letter, from John Baptist Morgagni to William Rutty, dated at Passau | 1727 |
| EL/B3/6 | Letter, from Giambattista Morgagni to William Rutty, dated at Padova [Padua] | 29 October 1728 |
| EL/R2/4 | Letter, from William Rutty to John Baptiste Morgagni, dated at London | 1728 |