Giovanni Tumiati

Giovanni Tumiati was a physician and anatomist, active mainly in his native Ferrara.

Biography

He was born in, near Ferrara. He apprenticed in medicine under his paternal uncle, Domenico. He then moved to study philosophy under Francesco Corbi at the University of Ferrara, then medicine. After graduation, he served as a physician at Pontelagoscuro, just north of Ferrara, where he was able to dissect cadavers from the Hospital of Sant’Anna. In 1790, he was named lettore straordinario designed in 1731 by the architect Francesco Mazzarelli in the Palazzo del Paradiso. The anatomic exhibits, closed after the death of Tumiati, were redisplayed in 1831 under the guidance of the Professors Lionello Poletti and Carlo Grillenzoni. Later the collection was consolidated with the help of Doctor Federico Zuffi and Dr Cottica. The collections were moved around buildings in Ferrara till new modern display halls at Via Fossato di Mortara# 66 were refurbished in the late 20th-century.