Characters in the evolution of

occupational health
BERNARDINO RAMAZZINI
 Bernadino Ramazzini was
born in the city of Carpí, Italy,
on October 4th, 1633.
He died in Padua on November 5th, 1714.
 Ramazzini was the son of Bartolomeo and Catarina
Ramazzini.
He received his first education from the Jesuits and, in
1652, he entered the University of Parma
After studying philosophy for three years, he began
medical studies in 1655.
In 1659 he was awarded a doctorate in philosophy and
medicine in Parma.
In 1665 he married Francesca Righi, with whom he had
four children.
In 1671 he moved to Modena, where he became Antonio
Ferrarini’s assistant
In 1682 he was hired as a professor of 'Medical Institutions and
Theory of Medicine'
In 1700 he moved to Padua, where he was hired as the second
professor of 'Medical Practice'
His best-known work, (Speech of the Diseases of Artisans or translatable
also as Agreement on Professional or Work-related Diseases)
In 1700 he constitutes the first study of diseases related
to different jobs.
His most important contribution to medicine was his book
about occupational diseases.
He is credited with being the author of the first systematic treatise on
what we call occupational medicine.
And he was considered as the founder of occupational medicine.