Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia

Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia
Born
Regalbuto
OccupationsSurgeon, lecturer, Protomedicus of Sicily
Known forFirst known description of scarlet fever
Medical career
ProfessionPhysician
InstitutionsUniversity of Naples
Sub-specialtiesAnatomy, epidemic response

Giovanni Filippo Ingrassia or Ioannis Philippi Ingrassiae (1510–1580) was an Italian physician, student of Falloppio, Manardo and Vesalius, professor at the University of Naples, Protomedicus of Sicily and a major figure in the history of medicine and human anatomy.

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