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Published in: Virchows Archiv 4/2006

01-10-2006 | Letter to the Editor

A forgotten Italian pathologist: Angelo Maffucci (1845–1903) and his scientific thought

Author: Rosalba Ciranni

Published in: Virchows Archiv | Issue 4/2006

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Sir, it often happens that for unknown reasons personages of great talent, culture, and humanity remain disowned by the world although they have contributed with their work to the evolution of knowledge. Angelo Maffucci was one of these people (Fig. 1). …
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Metadata
Title
A forgotten Italian pathologist: Angelo Maffucci (1845–1903) and his scientific thought
Author
Rosalba Ciranni
Publication date
01-10-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Virchows Archiv / Issue 4/2006
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-006-0269-3

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