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Also Known As Geronimo Fabrici • Girolamo Fabrizio • Girolamo Fabrici • Geronimo Fabrizio
Born May 20, 1537 • Italy
Died May 21, 1619 (aged 82) • Padua • Italy
Notable Works “De Formato Foetu” • “De Venarum Ostiolis”
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