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Camillo Golgi (Italian: [kaˈmillo ˈɡɔldʒi]; 7 July 1843 – 21 January 1926) was an Italian biologist and pathologist known 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 .
Camillo Golgi (born July 7, 1843/44, Corteno, Italy—died Jan. 21, 1926, Pavia) was an Italian physician and cytologist whose investigations into the fine structure of the nervous system earned him (with the Spanish histologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal) the 1906 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. As a physician at a home for incurables in ...
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Golgi received the highest honours and awards in recognition of his work. He shared the Nobel Prize for 1906 with Santiago Ramón y Cajal for their work on the structure of the nervous system. The Historical Museum at the University of Pavia dedicated a hall to Golgi, where more than 80 certificates of honorary degrees, diplomas and awards are ...
Dec 12, 2020 · Camillo Golgi was an extraordinary scientist whose contributions in the domain of neuroanatomy proved to be critical for emergence of neuroscience as a sovereign scientific discipline.
- Sanjib Kumar Ghosh
- 10.5115/acb.20.196
- 2020
- Anat Cell Biol. 2020 Dec 31; 53(4): 385-392.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906. Born: 7 July 1843, Corteno, Italy. Died: 21 January 1926, Pavia, Italy. Affiliation at the time of the award: Pavia University, Pavia, Italy. Prize motivation: “in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system”. Prize share: 1/2.
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Subscribe. Camillo Golgi (1843–1926), a physician and researcher from Lombardy, was a leading figure in Italian science in the second half of the 19th century. His name is linked to several fundamental contributions: the invention of the “black reaction,” a method that made it possible to highlight, for the first time in history, the fine ...
by Gunnar Grant *. Camillo Golgi was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine as early as 1901, when the first prize was awarded. After that, his name came up every year until 1906, when he was finally awarded the prize together with Santiago Ramón y Cajal. There were four proponents for Golgi that year, namely Hertwig ...
