William of Saliceto practised at a period when medicine itself was being rebuilt on new foundations.
The record lists William of Saliceto as Italian anatomist.
William of Saliceto was born at Saliceto in 1210. He trained at University of Bologna.
Much of this period's medical learning passed through the Islamic world, where Greek texts were preserved, corrected and extended.
His posts were held at University of Bologna.
Among his principal contributions are Chirurgia and Summa conservationis et curationis. Clinical knowledge is accumulated slowly and revised often, usually at some cost.
William of Saliceto died in 1276, aged 66. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Notable work: Chirurgia
- Notable work: Summa conservationis et curationis
- Held posts at University of Bologna
