Camillo Golgi

Italian physician, pathologist, scientist, and Nobel laureate (1843-1926)

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Camillo Golgi was an Italian physician, neurologist, professor, and pathologist born in Corteno Golgi in 1843. He studied at the University of Pavia, where he earned a Doctor of Medicine degree under Cesare Lombroso. His professional career included positions at the University of Siena and the University of Pavia, where he also served as rector. Golgi’s work focused on malaria, medicine, histology, and anatomy.

He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Golgi was a member of several scientific academies, including the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, and the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He died in Pavia on January 21, 1926.

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Born: 1843
Died: 1926
Works: 8

Top works

Sulla fine anatomia del midollo spinale
Sulle alterazioni dei vais linfatici del cervello
Di nuovo sulla struttura delle cellule nervose dei gangli spinali
Gli studi di Camillo Golgi sulla malaria
Emilio Veratti e Camillo Golgi

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1906
“in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system”
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Sardinia
Place of birth: Corteno Golgi
Place of death: Pavia
Occupation: university teacher
Position held: rector
Educated at: University of Pavia
Employer: University of Pavia
Languages spoken: Italian
Academic degree: Doctor of Medicine
Doctoral advisor: Cesare Lombroso
Student of: Cesare Lombroso
Field of work: pathology
Image: Camillo Golgi nobel.jpg

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Commons category: Camillo Golgi
date of death: 1926-01-21
member of: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
date of birth: 1843-07-07
writing language: Italian
ethnic group: Italians
P8168: Ælfwald of East Anglia
interested in: pathology

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Encyclopedic overview

Camillo Golgi ( Italian: [kaˈmilːo ˈɡɔldʒi]; 7 July 1843 – 21 January 1926) was an Italian biologist and pathologist who was awarded the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his works on the central nervous system. He studied medicine at the University of Pavia (where he later spent most of his professional career) between 1860 and 1868 under the tutelage of Cesare Lombroso. Inspired by pathologist Giulio Bizzozero, he pursued research in the nervous system. His discovery of a staining technique called black reaction (sometimes called Golgi's method or Golgi's staining in his honour) in 1873 was a major breakthrough in neuroscience. Several structures and phenomena in anatomy and physiology are named for him, including the Golgi apparatus, the Golgi tendon organ and the Golgi tendon reflex.

Golgi and the Spanish biologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906 "in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system".

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