Agostino bassi biography of barack

(b. Mairago, Italy, 25 September ; d. Lodi, Italy, 6 February )

law, agriculture, natural science.

Bassi experimented over many years to determine the cause of the mal del segno, or muscardine, the silkworm disease then prevalent.

His discovery of the microscopic fungus parasite that caused this malady, commonly believed to be of spontaneous origin, was published in and contributed importantly to the understanding of contagious disease.

He was one of twins born to Rosa Sommariva and Onorato Bassi.

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After his early schooling in Lodi, he entered the University of Pavia. He studied law, but at his parents’ desire, he later wrote. His study of physics, chemistry, mathematics, natural science, and some medicine is evidence of his interest in science.

Among his teachers were Antonio Scarpa, the anatomist, Alessandro Volta, the physicist, and Giovanni Rasori, professor of pathology and a strong proponent of the contagium vivum theory at a time when this