Giuseppe Bastianelli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Giuseppe Bastianelli

Italian scientist

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1862

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1959

Profession: physician, politician, entomologist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Giuseppe Bastianelli

  • Giuseppe Bastianelli (25 October 1862 – 30 March 1959) was an Italian physician and zoologist who worked on malaria and was the personal physician of Pope Benedict XV.
  • Born in Rome, Bastianelli was initially interested in chemistry, physiology and neurology; subsequently he became interested in the study of malaria.
  • He worked in the "Santo Spirito a Roma" hospital with Ettore Marchiafava, Angelo Celli and Amico Bignami, studying the clinical aspects of this disease.
  • He then moved to the Sapienza University of Rome where he directed l'Istituto di Malariologia, the Institute of Malarial studies dedicated to Ettore Marchiafava, where he worked until he died.
  • The institute was a major contributor to the campaign that led to the complete eradication of malaria in Italy.

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