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Authorised form of name	Baglivi; Giorgio (1668 - 1707); physician
Other forms of name	Georgius
Other forms of surname	Armeno
Dates	1668 - 1707
Nationality	Italian
Place of birth	Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe
Date of birth	08 September 1668
Place of death	Rome, Italy
Date of death	15 June 1707
DatesAndPlaces	Burial: The church of San Marcello, Rome, Europe
Occupation	Physician
Research field	Anatomy
Research field	Medicine
Activity	Education: Jesuit School in Dubrovnik; Pupil of Pietro Angelo Baglivi at Lecce, whose heir he became; Naples; Salerno MD (1688); attended Bellini's lectures at Pisa Career: Travelled in Italy, where he worked in hospitals in Padua, Venice, Florence and Bologna, Holland and England (1688-1692); Assistant to Marcello Malpighi (FRS 1669) first in Bologna and then in Rome (1691-1694); Physician to Popes Innocent XII and Clement XI; Teacher of Surgery and Anatomy at La Sapienza, Rome (1696); Professor of Theoretical Medicine (1700) Memberships: Imperia Societa de Augusta; Academia Naturae Curiosorum (1699); Arcadia (1699); Accademia dei Fisiocritici (1700)
Membership category	Fellow
Date of election	06/07/1698
Proposer	Sir Hans Sloane
Relationships	Parents: Blasius Armeno, Biagio or Vlaho de Giorgio Armeno, Merchant of Dubrovnik, and Anna, daughter of Ser Iacopo de Lupis Adoptive father: Pietro Angelo Baglivi, wealthy physician of Lecce Siblings: Jacobus Baglivi
OtherInfo	From his own medical practice, Baglivi made crucial advances in clinical education. He put forth in De Fibra Motrice the "solidist" theory that is, contrary to the traditional belief of the four humors, maintaining the effective operation of an organ was primarily due to its solid parts, rather than its fluids. He was a strong advocate for doctors relying on careful observation over general theory, and was described as "a distinguished physiological researcher fascinated by the nerves, his microscopic studies enabled him to distinguish between smooth and striated muscles and distinct kinds of fibres".
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Source	Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB; Hunter; DBI; Baglivi Georgius [https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/baglivi-georgius; last accessed 22/11/2023] Notes: Proposed by Sir Hans Sloane. Area now Croatian, but was Italian in his lifetime.
Code	NA8416

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RefNo	Title	Date
IM/000184	Baglivi, Giorgio	1703
M/002	Baglivi, Giorgio

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