Georgios Kalafatis ( gr, Γεώργιος Καλαφάτης, it, Giorgio Calafatti, la, Georgius Calafattus; ca. 1652 – ca. 9 February 1720) was a Greek

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of theoretical and practical medicine who was largely active in

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and

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in the 17th-century Italian

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Biography

Georgios Kalafatis was born on the island of

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in 1652, in the city of Chania (Canea). His father Stefanos Kalafatis belonged to a wealthy local Greek family which was descended from the imperial Byzantine family. Early in his career Georgios studied medicine eventually moving to

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to further his education. Entering the

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in 1679 he became professor of practical and theoretical medicine at the age of just 29. In 1682 Kalafatis moved to

where he wrote ''Trattato sopra la peste'', whilst there he met and married Alba Caterina Muazzo, a Venetian noblewoman. In 1692 he became a member of the ''

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'' in Padua. He died on February 9, 1720, in Padua and was buried along with his wife in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalafatis, Georgios 1650s births 1720 deaths People from Chania Scholars from Crete Kingdom of Candia Greek Renaissance humanists 17th-century Greek physicians 18th-century Greek physicians Academic staff of the University of Padua 18th-century Greek scientists 18th-century Greek educators

Biography

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