Girolamo Rossi (15 July 1539 - 22 Aprile 1607) was an Italian physician and writer.
He was born to a prominent noble family of Ravenna, but was sent to study medicine in Rome under the patronage of an uncle, who was governor general of the order of the Carmelites. At the age of 28 he married Laura Bifolci. In addition to his skills in the medical art, including the patronage of Clement VIII, he was a prominent historian, writing a ten volume history of Ravenna (Historiarum Ravennatum ab ejus fundatione) in 1572. Other works include:[1]
- De distillatione (1582)
- De melonibus (1607)
- Vita Nicolai Papae IV (published posthumously in 1761)
He participated in the creation of list of books approved by the Vatican.
References
edit- ^ Nuova Enciclopedia Popolare Italiana ovvero Dizionario Generale, 5th edition, Volume 20, Turin (1864); page 144.