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Born March 10, 1628 • Italy
Died November 30, 1694 (aged 66) • Rome • Italy • (Anniversary in 7 days)
Subjects Of Study Bowman’s capsule • blood • capillary • circulation • histology • malpighian layer • malpighian tubule • pulmonary circulation • red blood cell • renal corpuscle

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Krogh
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Nuttall, George Henry Falkiner
George Henry Falkiner Nuttall
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Matteo Realdo Colombo
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Salvador E. Luria.
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Andreas Vesalius
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Michael Servetus
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Ōmura Satoshi
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