Tommaso Campailla
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Tommaso Campailla was an Italian philosopher and poet.
He was born in Modica
in 1668 from an aristocratic family. When he was sixteen years old he moved to Catania to study law, but in a short time he came back to his native town where he preferred to study as an autodidact. He got married and had children and was elected senator seven times. In spite of his particular look, he was appreciated for his vast culture and his great sensibility.
In addition, he was a friend of the Arcadian poet Girolama Lorefice Grimaldi. Campailla was also a medical doctor, although as an autodidact. He fought syphilis rheumatism in a "modern" way, using the "guaiacum barrels" or "vapour stovens" that he had invented.
He died of apoplexy
aged 72, on 7 February 1740.
He was born in Modica
Modica
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in 1668 from an aristocratic family. When he was sixteen years old he moved to Catania to study law, but in a short time he came back to his native town where he preferred to study as an autodidact. He got married and had children and was elected senator seven times. In spite of his particular look, he was appreciated for his vast culture and his great sensibility.
In addition, he was a friend of the Arcadian poet Girolama Lorefice Grimaldi. Campailla was also a medical doctor, although as an autodidact. He fought syphilis rheumatism in a "modern" way, using the "guaiacum barrels" or "vapour stovens" that he had invented.
He died of apoplexy
Apoplexy
Apoplexy is a medical term, which can be used to describe 'bleeding' in a stroke . Without further specification, it is rather outdated in use. Today it is used only for specific conditions, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy. In common speech, it is used non-medically to mean a state...
aged 72, on 7 February 1740.