Gaspare Tagliacozzi

Gaspare Tagliacozzi was an Italian surgeon of Bologna, born there in March 1545 and dying there on 7 November 1599. His surname also appears in the sources as Taliacotius, Tagliacoze and Tagliacozzio, so readers searching older medical literature may meet him under any of these spellings. He is remembered as a pioneer of plastic and reconstructive surgery, the branch of surgery concerned with rebuilding and restoring parts of the body. This entry rests on the opening summary of his Wikipedia article, which states his dates, his city, his profession and his pioneering role; the details of his operations and his writings are left for later, more detailed research.