Diari (1800-1808)

• Main Author: Martucci, Vittorio (ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Sangiovanni, Giosuè (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: Italian
• Published: Istituto per la storia del pensiero filosofico e scientifico moderno - National Research Council 2014
• Series: I Quaderni del Lab
• Subjects: Biography & True Stories; Neapolitan revolution; History of evolution theories; G. Sangiovanni; History of science; Comparative Anatomy
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Like many young Neapolitan physicians, Giosuè Sangiovanni (1776-1849) was involved in the revolution of 1799. He served in the Guard of the Republic, whose tragic end marked his destiny as an exile and a scientist. Sangiovanni keeps track of this experience in his Diaries (1800-1808), hitherto unpu...