G.B. Morgagni: the father and founder of contemporary pathology.

Giovanni Morgagni (1682-1771) who lived in the 18th century was the greatest pathologist that ever existed. His fame extended beyond his country, Italy, and his name became universally known, being the Father of Contemporary Pathology. He set the basis for the creation of a new medical specialisation, pathology, which was unknown at the time. His brilliant mind made a big step in the formation of a new type of clinical thought in every day medicine. He managed to make the clinician, physician and surgeon think and act in a different scientific manner; to think in an anatomo-clinical way. In other words, by correlating the symptoms of a certain disease with the corresponding pathological alterations, he also discovered many new diseases and wrote many books which were unique for their wisdom.