Giuseppe Bianchini (1888-1973): the father of Italian forensic mycology
Giuseppe Bianchini trained within the Sienese School of Forensic Medicine and immediately distinguished himself for his innovative approach to the discipline, making very important use of biochemistry, haematology, histopathology, and physiology. During his long career as a scholar and professor of...
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| description | Giuseppe Bianchini trained within the Sienese School of Forensic Medicine and immediately distinguished himself for his innovative approach to the discipline, making very important use of biochemistry, haematology, histopathology, and physiology. During his long career as a scholar and professor of forensic medicine, an important part of his research was the study of the ‘biology of the corpse’, for which he was inspired by the presence of fungi on cadaveric material. Indeed, Bianchini considered the study of fungi, which was completely ignored at the time, to be of particular interest both in terms of the chemistry of the corpse and in determining the chronology of death. He was the first in Italy to attempt to identify and describe a mycological biota in the different states of decomposition of the corpse. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e428b93913047ec9e007b59b484897d2022-12-22T03:44:07ZengUniversity of BolognaItalian Journal of Mycology2531-73422022-11-0151667410.6092/issn.2531-7342/1550813849Giuseppe Bianchini (1888-1973): the father of Italian forensic mycologyDavide Orsini0Simone Di Piazza1Mirca Zotti2Mariano Martini3University Museum System of Siena, University of Siena, Siena, ItalyLaboratory of Mycology, Department of Earth Sciences Environment and Life (DISTAV), University of Genoa, ItalyLaboratory of Mycology, Department of Earth Sciences Environment and Life (DISTAV), University of Genoa, ItalyDepartment of Health Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, ItalyGiuseppe Bianchini trained within the Sienese School of Forensic Medicine and immediately distinguished himself for his innovative approach to the discipline, making very important use of biochemistry, haematology, histopathology, and physiology. During his long career as a scholar and professor of forensic medicine, an important part of his research was the study of the ‘biology of the corpse’, for which he was inspired by the presence of fungi on cadaveric material. Indeed, Bianchini considered the study of fungi, which was completely ignored at the time, to be of particular interest both in terms of the chemistry of the corpse and in determining the chronology of death. He was the first in Italy to attempt to identify and describe a mycological biota in the different states of decomposition of the corpse.https://italianmycology.unibo.it/article/view/15508fungimouldsthanatologydeath chronologyhistory of medicine |
| spellingShingle | Davide Orsini Simone Di Piazza Mirca Zotti Mariano Martini Giuseppe Bianchini (1888-1973): the father of Italian forensic mycology Italian Journal of Mycology fungi moulds thanatology death chronology history of medicine |
| title | Giuseppe Bianchini (1888-1973): the father of Italian forensic mycology |
| title_full | Giuseppe Bianchini (1888-1973): the father of Italian forensic mycology |
| title_fullStr | Giuseppe Bianchini (1888-1973): the father of Italian forensic mycology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giuseppe Bianchini (1888-1973): the father of Italian forensic mycology |
| title_short | Giuseppe Bianchini (1888-1973): the father of Italian forensic mycology |
| title_sort | giuseppe bianchini 1888 1973 the father of italian forensic mycology |
| topic | fungi moulds thanatology death chronology history of medicine |
| url | https://italianmycology.unibo.it/article/view/15508 |
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