Ariane Dröscher, Free University of Bozen‐Bolzano, Bozen‐Bolzano, Italy
Published online: July 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0021211
Andrea Cesalpino (1519/24–1603), a philosopher, anatomist and botanist, was the first to develop a model of blood circulation (of the inner circle) and a classification of plants and minerals.
Keywords: anatomy; blood circulation; botany; systematics
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Figure 1. Portrait of Andrea Cesalpino. Reproduced with permission of Rettorato Università di Pisa.
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| Further Reading | |
| book Bynum WF and Bynum H (eds) (2007) Dictionary of Medical Biography. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. | |
| book Capecci A (1991) "Meccanicismo e finalismo nella biologia di A. Cesalpino". In: Conti L (a cura di) Medicina e biologia nella Rivoluzione scientifica, pp. 34–64. Perugia: Edizioni Porziuncola. | |
| book Caruel T (1858) Illustratio in hortum siccum Andreae Cesalpini. Firenze: Typis Le Monnier. | |
| book Gillispie CC (ed.) (1970–1980) Dictionary of Scientific Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. | |
| book Pagel W (1967) William Harvey's Biological Ideas. Selected Aspects and Historical Background. Basel: S. Karger. | |
| Stafleu FA (1969) Biosystematic pathways. Taxon 18: 485–500. | |
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