| Thomas Linacre at the University of Padua. | |
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PMID: 21079250 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The Bo (meaning 'ox' in the Venetian dialect) is the historic seat of the University of Padua, founded in 1222. A full-length portrait of Thomas Linacre stands in its prestigious Sala dei Quaranta (Hall of the Forty), so called because of the portraits of forty great foreign scholars of the University, painted by Giacomo dal Forno in 1942. Thomas Linacre came to Italy in 1485, following an embassy by Henry VII to the Vatican. Linacre visited Bologna, Florence, Rome, Venice, Vicenza and Padua, where he took his degree in medicine in 1496 with great distinction. During his stay in Italy he met illustrious humanists and physicians, including Poliziano, Hermolaus Barbarus and Aldus Manutius Romanus, and Nicolaus Leonicenus who further stimulated him to the translation of classic works by Hippocrates and Galen. In 1518 Linacre played a pivotal role in the foundation of the Royal College of Physicians in London which, as first President, he organized on the basis of Italian models. With his portrait, the University of Padua celebrates the life and work of an astonishing figure linking the Italian and English medical cultures. |
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Andrea Porzionato; Veronica Macchi; Raffaele De Caro |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of medical biography Volume: 18 ISSN: 1758-1087 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Biogr Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9308895 Medline TA: J Med Biogr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 177-80 Citation Subset: IM; Q |
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Section of Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Via A Gabelli 65, 35121 Padova, Italy. |
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