Pietro d'Abano

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(1257 – before 1318)
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Pietro d'Abano (or Petrus de Apono or Aponensis) (c. 1250–c. 1315) was also professor of medicine in Padua from 1306 to 1315. Apart from medicine, he studied philosophy, mathematics, and astrology. He was also appointed to the chair of philosophy in Paris. Among his works are the Compilatio physonomiae and Lucidator dubitabilium astronomiae. In the Conciliator, he attempted to reconcile philosophy and medicine and showed a specific interest in anatomy. Pietro d'Abano seems to have carried out the first autopsy for which records exist in Padua (Ongaro, 2001a). He is considered the initiator of Paduan Aristotelism. He was acquainted with Marco Polo and lived for a long period in Costantinopoli, to study Greek to study the classics directly. He probably inspired Giotto to create the cycle of astrological paintings in the Palazzo della Ragione in Padua. Some influences from Pietro d'Abano have also been suggested to occur in the works of Dante (Ongaro, 2001a). Pietro d'Abano was accused of heresy and atheism by the Inquisition, but he died in prison before the end of his trial. He is represented in one of the sculptures in Prato della Valle, the largest square in Padua and one of the largest in Europe (Fig. 1; Tosoni, 1844; Federici Vescovini, 1986; Ongaro, 2001a; Tsoucalas et al., 2011).
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