, a very celebrated lithotomist, of Florence, was born Sept. 17,
, a very celebrated lithotomist, of
Florence, was born Sept. 17, 1669, and died Sept. 24, 1713,
of an accident while shooting, his piece having burst, which
carried off his left hand. He applied himself chiefly to
operations for the stone, which he frequently performed
with great success, particularly in the case of one of his
patients, pope Clement XI. He published “Lithotomia,
overo del cavar la Pietra,
” Firenza,