Jacobus Grandi ( 1646 - 1691 )

Birth: Gaiato, Italy (1646) Death: Venice, Italy (11 February 1691) Burial: Parish church of San Faustino, Venice Profession: Physician Research Field: Anatomy Education: Bologna; Venice Career: Dissector in Anatomy Theatre, Venice; Public Lecturer in Anatomy, Venice; Prior of the Academy of Surgeons, Venice; refused chairs at Padua and Pisa; corresponded with Marcello Malpighi (FRS 1669) and Robert Boyle (FRS 1663); died of erisipolas of the head, which went to the lungs Memberships: Accademia Dondonea (one of the founders); Accademia de' Gelati di Bologna; Accademia della Crusca, Florence; Accademia dei Curiosi di Norimberga Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/12/1690 Proposers: Gilbert Burnett.