Demetrio Canevari
Demetrio Canevari | |
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Archiatra pontificio of the Papal States | |
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Born | March 9, 1559![]() |
Died | 1625 Rome |
Buried | Santa Maria di Castello |
Occupation | Physician |
Demetrio Canevari (1559-1625) was an Italian nobleman, doctor and bibliophile.[1] He served as physician of Pope Urban VIII.[2]
Biography[]
Demetrio was born in Liguria, was the son of Teramo Canevari, a wealthy merchant and lawyer, and Pellegrina Borsona, belonging to a distinguished family.[3] He had two brothers Matteo and Ottaviano Canevari, who were dedicated to trade and the laws.
Canevari made his studies first in Pavia and then in Rome.[4] He was graduated in medicine on April 7, 1581 in Genoa.[5] He returned to Rome in 1581, where was member of the papal court and became the personal doctor of the Pope and his courtiers.[6] In Rome he performed the functions in the art of medicine by forty years.[7]
Canevari has authored several books of natural philosophy and medicine. His works include De ligno sancto commentarium (1602), Ars medica seu Curandorum morborum (1625),[8] De primis rerum natura factarum principiis commentarius: (1626), and Morborum Omnium Qui Corpus Humanum Affligunt, Vt Decet, & Ex Arte Curandorum Accurata, & Plenissima Methodus (1626).[9]
His paternal great-grandfather was Leonino Scordari, a trader with connections in Constantinople. He was born in the city of Genova, but possibly of Greek origin.[10] Demetrio Canevari died on September 22, 1625 in Rome. His remains were transported to Genoa, buried in Santa Maria di Castello, place where it has also been buried its ancestor .[11]
References[]
- ^ Libri, biblioteche e cultura nell'Italia del Cinque e Seicento. Edoardo Barbieri, Danilo Zardin. 2002. ISBN 9788834307632.
- ^ Dictionary of the Printing and Allied Industries: In English. F.J.M. Wijnekus, E.F.P.H. Wijnekus. 22 October 2013. ISBN 9781483289847.
- ^ Bibliofilia: rivista di storia del libro e di bibliografia. L. S. Olschki. 1904.
- ^ Storia letteraria della Liguria - Volumen3. Giovanni B. Spotorno. 1825.
- ^ Saperi e meraviglie: tradizione e nuove scienze nella libraria del medico genovese Demetrio Canevari. Laura Malfatto, Emanuela Ferro, Biblioteca Civica Berio (Genoa, Italy). 2004. ISBN 9788870589146.
- ^ Auctoritas e potestas: Marcantonio De Dominis fra l'inquisizione e Giacomo I. Eleonora Belligni. 2003. ISBN 9788846444592.
- ^ Rivista di storia delle scienze mediche e naturali. Leo S. Olschiki. 1947.
- ^ Ars medica seu Curandorum morborum. Demetrio Canevari. 1626.
- ^ Morborum Omnium Qui Corpus Humanum Affligunt, Vt Decet, & Ex Arte Curandorum Accurata, & Plenissima Methodus. Demetrius CANEVARIUS. 1605.
- ^ Cavalieri di San Giovanni in Liguria e nell'Italia settentrionale. J. Costa Restagno. 2009. ISBN 9788886796385.
- ^ La Scultura a Genova e in Liguria: Dal seicento al primo Novecento. Fratelli Pagano. 1987.
Further reading[]
- Hobson, G. D. (1926) Maioli, Canevari and Others. London: Ernest Benn.
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