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Monumento a Girolamo Fracastoro

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  • Piazza dei Signori
    Verona , Verona , Italy 37121
  • Hours: Mo to Su from 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
  • Category: Attractions & Landmark
    Neighborhood: Cittadella
  • Phone: +39 045 806 8680

The monument of Girolamo Fracastoro (1478-1553), is balanced on an arch in Piazza dei Signori, behind the monument of Dante. He was a doctor and man of letters from Verona. He was distinguished in many scientific disciplines, gaining popularity as a doctor, so much so that he was considered to be one of the first exponents of modern pathology. He also produced the theory of contagion based on germs and hypothesized the causes and means of infection. His most famous work is a poem dedicated to syphilis in which he christened it the "French disease" (and the French refer to it as the "Italian disease" in return) and for which he advised a cure based on guaiacum and mercury.

  • Admission Charge: Free

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