Bernardino Ramazzini (November 3, 1633, Carpi - November 5, 1714, Padua) was an Italian physician.

Ramazzini was an early proponent of the use of cinchona bark (from which quinine is derived) in the treatment of Malaria. His most important contribution to medicine was his work on occupational diseases called De Morbis Artificum Diatriba (Diseases of Workers) which outlined the health hazards of chemicals, dust, metals, and other agents encountered by workers in 52 occupations. This was one of the founding and seminal works of occupational medicine and played a substantial role in its development. He served as professor of medicine at the University of Padua from 1700 until his death.

1633 births | 1714 deaths | Italian physicians | Natives of Emilia-Romagna | Malaria

Bernardino Ramazzini | Рамадзини, Бернардино

Resources

Books
Essai sur les Maladies de Disseus. Original translation from Latin in "De Mortis Artificum" by M. De Foureau

Websites

• Ramazzini Collegium
• Ramazzini on worker health, G. Franco
• Ramazzini's writings