Giovanni Battista Morgagni

Giovanni Battista Morgagni was an influential Italian anatomist and pathologist from the 18th century. He is considered one of the founders of modern pathology because he studied the detailed relationship between clinical symptoms and the damaged tissues or organs observed in autopsies. Morgagni’s work helped shift medicine toward understanding disease mechanisms through direct anatomical observation, improving diagnosis and treatment. His meticulous approach laid the groundwork for future medical research, emphasizing the importance of correlating clinical signs with physical evidence in the body.