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Ferdinando Palasciano (June 13, 1815 – November 28, 1891) was an Italian physician and politician, considered one of the forerunners of the foundation of the Red Cross.

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Born in Capua ( Campania, then part of the

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), he graduated early in Literature and Philosophy, Veterinary Science and, finally, in Medicine and Surgery. In 1848 he fought in the

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army against the Risorgimento riots of 1848. However, his help to wounded went against the Royal orders, and he risked to be executed for insubordination. He declared: This declaration is believed to be one of the first related to the main "help principles" of the Red Cross. Thanks to the intervention of King Ferdinand II, the sentence was commuted to one year in prison jail in

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.. In 1865 he was appointed as Professor of Surgical Chemistry at the University of Naples and in 1883 he was among the founders of the Italian Surgical Society. During the Expedition of Thousand, Palasciano fought at the "Battle of Volturnus", taking care of wounded Borbonic soldiers. Two years after, he worked on the other side of the trenches, since he was called by

Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patr ...

to cure a malleolus wound that he received while fighting on the

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mountains. The two made friends and started an epistolary correspondence now housed in the museum of

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. He was also a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and

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, and counsellor at the '' comune'' of Naples. Around 1886 Palasciano developed dementia. He died in 1891 and was buried in the square of illustrious figure in Poggioreale Cemetery, Naples.

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Associazione Italiana Collezionisti Tematici di Croce Rossa "Ferdinando Palasciano"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palasciano, Ferdinando 1815 births 1891 deaths Italian military doctors Italian politicians Italian soldiers People from Capua Kingdom of the Two Sicilies people

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