- A dictionary of medical eponyms

Giovanni Battista Monteggia

Born  1762
Died  1815

Related eponyms

Italian physician and surgeon, born August 8, 1762, Lavenea at Lago Maggiore; died January 17, 1815.

Biography of Giovanni Battista Monteggia

Giovanni Battista Monteggia at the age of 17 became an apprentice in surgery at the Great Hospital in Milano and from 1790 was surgical assistant and prosector of anatomy from 1791 prison physician, from 1795 professor of anatomy and surgery and, eventually, surgeon (Wundarzt) at the mentioned hospital. His work on surgery was highly praised by Antonio Scarpa (1752-1832). He acquired syphilis by cutting himself at autopsy.

Bibliography

  • Instituzioni di chirurgica. Milano, 1802.
  • Fasciculi pathologici. Milano, 1789.
  • Annotazioni pratiche sopra i mali venerei. Milano, 1794.
  • Discorso intorno allo studio della chirurgica. Milano, 1800.
  • Sull’ uso della salsaparaglia. Milano, 1806.

What is an eponym?

An eponym is a word derived from the name of a person, whether real or fictional. A medical eponym is thus any word related to medicine, whose name is derived from a person.

What is Whonamedit?

Whonamedit.com is a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms. It is our ambition to present a complete survey of all medical phenomena named for a person, with a biography of that person.

Disclaimer:

Whonamedit? does not give medical advice.
This survey of medical eponyms and the persons behind them is meant as a general interest site only. No information found here must under any circumstances be used for medical purposes, diagnostically, therapeutically or otherwise. If you, or anybody close to you, is affected, or believe to be affected, by any condition mentioned here: see a doctor.