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Realdo Colombo

Italian physician
Person human Q367016

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1516
Date of death
1559
Place of birth
Cremona
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
university teacher, surgeon, anatomist, physician
Employer
University of Padua, Sapienza University of Rome[12][13]
Field of work
anatomy, medicine, physiology[9][10][11]
Educated at
University of Padua[14]
Doctoral advisor
Andreas Vesalius[15]
Doctoral student
Gabriele Falloppio[18]
Student of
John Caius[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[24]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22][23]
Family name
Colombo[19]
Given name
Mateo[20]
P14608
119341026[25]
P14977
RETE022153
Student
Gabriele Falloppio[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Matteo Realdo Colombo en Realdo Colombo ar ريالدو كولومبو cs Renaldus Columbus cs Renaldo Colombo cs Matthaeus Realdus Columbus es Mateo Realdo Colombo fr Matteo Realdo Colombo he מתאו ריאלדו קולומבו id Matteo Realdo Colombo ja レアルド・コロンボ pt Matteo Realdo Colombo ru Коломбо, Реальдо ru Реальдо Коломбо tr Matteo Realdo Colombo zh 雷尔多·科伦坡 zh 雷爾多·科倫坡
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000080700138
VIAF cluster ID
19793212
Library of Congress authority ID
n00120379
GND ID
119341026
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Matteocolombo.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
22920
Alvin ID
alvin-person:35439
BIU Santé person ID
4762
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
125534187
CANTIC ID
981058528343106706
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01875821, cnp01034707
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
04125a
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DDB person (GND) ID
119341026
De Agostini ID
Colómbo,+Realdo
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119341026
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
3401
Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy ID
1090-1
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Matteo-Realdo-Colombo
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
realdo-colombo
FAST ID
1554926
Freebase ID
/m/01v4hk
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
realdo-colombo
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0018820
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Realdo_Colombo
IdRef ID
081172818
IxTheo authority ID
08014974X
KBR person ID
14408141
Libris-URI
mkz28mh55dnftrr
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
125303
Medvik ID
nlk20000082175
Mille Anni di Scienza in Italia ID
colombr
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000082175
NUKAT ID
n2003060051
National Library of Greece ID
237254
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000561124
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007286166005171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5475508
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069513368
Obálky knih ID
nlk20000082175
OpenMLOL author ID
101879
PUG authority ID
227683
Parsifal cluster ID
353752
SELIBR ID
363905
SNAC ARK ID
w6wt39m3
The Galileo Project ID
colombo
Treccani ID
realdo-colombo
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
realdo-colombo
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
realdo-colombo
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058528343106706
Wellcome Collection concept ID
a6gbyfeq
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdMbRvPbyCPfv6kmYqG73
Yale LUX ID
person/d885a3ac-6af7-4956-88e6-4cbe61427954

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
physician, surgeon, university teacher, anatomist
Field of work 3
medicine, anatomy, physiology
Employer 2
Sapienza University of Rome, University of Padua
Students 2
Gabriele Falloppio, Andrea Cesalpino
Described by source 1
BEIC Digital Library
Doctoral advisor 1
Andreas Vesalius
Doctoral advisors 1
Andreas Vesalius
Doctoral student 1
Gabriele Falloppio
Doctoral students 1
Gabriele Falloppio
Educated at 1
University of Padua
Family name 1
Colombo
Given name 1
Mateo
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Place of birth 1
Cremona
Place of death 1
Rome
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Gabriele Falloppio
Student of 1
John Caius
Teachers 1
John Caius
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Summary

Realdo Colombo was born on 1516[1] in Cremona[2]. He died on 1559[3] in Rome[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], surgeon[6], anatomist[7], and physician[8].

Why It Matters

Realdo Colombo's notable doctoral advisees include Gabriele Falloppio[26], a surgeon[27], 1523–1562[28], specialised in anatomy[29].

FAQs

Where was Realdo Colombo born?

Realdo Colombo's place of birth was Cremona[2].

Where did Realdo Colombo die?

Realdo Colombo died in Rome[4].

What did Realdo Colombo do for work?

Realdo Colombo worked as a university teacher[5], surgeon[6], anatomist[7], and physician[8].

Where did Realdo Colombo go to school?

Realdo Colombo was educated at University of Padua[14].

Related Entities

Andrea Cesalpino Andreas Vesalius Cremona Gabriele Falloppio medicine physiology University of Padua

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . global.britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  2. 18d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 18w ago · ~2026-37145-11 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID → Realdo_Colombo
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