Giovanni Battista Morgagni

Giovanni Battista Morgagni was an Italian anatomist, generally regarded as the father of modern anatomical pathology, who taught thousands of medical students from many countries during his 56 years as Professor of Anatomy at the University of Padua.

25 February 1682

Born on the same birth day (25 February): Anthony Burgess • E'Twaun Moore • George Harrison • Gert Fröbe • John Wood, the Younger • Karl May • Napoleon Harris • Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone • Sean Astin • Tony Brooks (racing driver) • Téa Leoni