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Marcello Malpighi was an eminent Italian physician and biologist. Widely regarded as one of the
founders of microscopic anatomy, he made crucial contributions in the fields of physiology, practical
medicine and embryology.
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Malpighi gained worldwide acclaim when Royal Society published his findings. Malpighis study of
the life cycle of plants and animals were quite influential to the subject of reproduction. He
extensively studied the transformation of caterpillars into insects, chick embryo development and
seed development in plants.
Malpighi is also considered to be the founder of modern anatomy. His contributions were very
important and groundbreaking.