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Mar 25, 1857 Cagli, Marche, Italy Died on 02 Nov 1914 (aged 57)
Italian physician and biologist
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About Angelo Celli
- Angelo Celli (25 March 1857 – 2 November 1914) was an Italian physician, hygienist, parasitologist and philanthropist known for his pioneering work on the malarial parasite and control of malaria.
- He was Professor of Hygiene at the University of Palermo, and then at the Sapienza University of Rome.
- He founded the Pasteur Institute of Italy.
- With his wife Anna Fraentzel he established a number of medical schools in the Roman Campagna and dispensaries in Rome.
- He and Ettore Marchiafava correctly described the protozoan parasite that caused malaria and gave it the scientific name Plasmodium in 1885.
- Understanding the nature of malaria, he was among the first scientists to advocate and work for eradication of insects to prevent infectious diseases.
- He was elected to the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy in 1892.
