Adalberto Pazzini
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Adalberto Pazzini (23 February 1898 – 10 May 1975) was an Italian physician and medical historian.
He graduated in medicine at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in 1922 with a thesis in experimental physiology under the guidance of Silvestro Baglioni. He soon combined his medical practice in some Roman hospitals with a deep interest in the history of medicine.[1]
Since 1931 he held an elective course in history of medicine at La Sapienza. In 1932 he obtained the teaching habilitation and became the professor in charge of the discipline starting from the academic year 1936-37.[2] Always a strong supporter of the need to teach history in medical schools, in 1955 he became full professor at the same university,[3] also thanks to the support of a luminary like Cesare Frugoni.[4]
He published more the 500 books and papers. In 1938, he founded a Medical history museum at La Sapienza[5] and, in 1954, he obtained the funding for a dedicated building to permanently host it, together with a specialized library.[6]
He was president of the Società Italiana di Storia della Medicina from 1956 to 1965[7] and president of the International Society for the History of Medicine from 1964 to 1968.[8]