Giacomo Pylarini
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Giacomo Pylarini (born 1659 Cefalonia - 1718 Padua
, Italy) was a Venetian physician and consul for the republic of Venice in Smyrna
who in 1701 on the children of the English ambassador to Constantinople, gave the first smallpox
inoculation outside of Turkey. This early immunization effort was called "variolation".
He studied law and then physic at Padua before receiving his degree of MD. He traveled to different parts of Asia and Africa and practised both at Smyrna and Constantinople. In Moscow he was appointed physician to the Russian Tsar Peter the Great
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He returned to Smyrna for the second time and resided there as the Venetian Consul as well as practising physician.
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, Italy) was a Venetian physician and consul for the republic of Venice in Smyrna
Smyrna
Smyrna was an ancient city located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Thanks to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. The ancient city is located at two sites within modern İzmir, Turkey...
who in 1701 on the children of the English ambassador to Constantinople, gave the first smallpox
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
inoculation outside of Turkey. This early immunization effort was called "variolation".
He studied law and then physic at Padua before receiving his degree of MD. He traveled to different parts of Asia and Africa and practised both at Smyrna and Constantinople. In Moscow he was appointed physician to the Russian Tsar Peter the Great
Peter I of Russia
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
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He returned to Smyrna for the second time and resided there as the Venetian Consul as well as practising physician.
External links
- Rotting face : smallpox and the American Indian, By R. G. Robertson (An account of the variolation. - pages 47 – 48)