Vittorio Marchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian histologist
Date of Birth: 30-May-1851
Place of Birth: Novellara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Date of Death: 12-May-1908
Profession: physician, neuroscientist
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Vittorio Marchi
- Vittorio Marchi (30 May 1851, Novellara – 12 May 1908, Iesi) was an Italian neurologist and histologist. He studied pharmaceutical chemistry and medicine at the University of Modena, earning his doctorate in 1882.
- He was head of the histology laboratory at the psychiatric hospital of Reggio Emilia, and later director of the primary medical hospital in Iesi.He was the creator of a popular osmium-based staining method ("Marchi stain") for the demonstration of degenerating nerve fibers.
- In the late 1890s, he was a pioneer of meningioma surgery.
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