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| known_for = [[Anatomy]], [[vegetarianism]] |
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==Biography== |
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Cocchi was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1736, his candidature citation describing him as "''a very noted & Skilfull (sic) Physician at Florence, and formerly Professor of Physic and Philosophy in the University of Pisa, desirous of being elected into this Honourable Society; he is a Gentleman of very distinguished merit both in his profession and all other parts of Natural & Philosophical Learning; he is the Author of Several Books and is now publishing some Greek Medical Writers never before printed from the MSS in the Laurentian Library; he is also at this time Secretary to a Society newly Set up at Florence very much on the Same foot as the Royal Society is here''" <ref>{{cite web|url = http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27cocchi%27%29|title = Library and Archive Catalogue|publisher = Royal Society|access-date= 2012-03-17}}</ref> |
Cocchi was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1736, his candidature citation describing him as "''a very noted & Skilfull (sic) Physician at Florence, and formerly Professor of Physic and Philosophy in the [[University of Pisa]], desirous of being elected into this Honourable Society; he is a Gentleman of very distinguished merit both in his profession and all other parts of Natural & Philosophical Learning; he is the Author of Several Books and is now publishing some Greek Medical Writers never before printed from the MSS in the Laurentian Library; he is also at this time Secretary to a Society newly Set up at Florence very much on the Same foot as the Royal Society is here''" <ref>{{cite web|url = http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27cocchi%27%29|title = Library and Archive Catalogue|publisher = Royal Society|access-date= 2012-03-17}}</ref> |
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Cocchi spent three years in England, where he knew [[Isaac Newton]]. Although offered a position by the [[Caroline of Ansbach|Princess of Wales]], he returned to teach in Tuscany.<ref>[[Elizabeth Rawson]], "The Life and Death of Asclepiades of Bithynia," ''Classical Quarterly'' 32.2 (1982), p. 361.</ref> |
Cocchi spent three years in England, where he knew [[Isaac Newton]]. Although offered a position by the [[Caroline of Ansbach|Princess of Wales]], he returned to teach in Tuscany.<ref>[[Elizabeth Rawson]], "The Life and Death of Asclepiades of Bithynia," ''Classical Quarterly'' 32.2 (1982), p. 361.</ref> |
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Cocci was also a [[classicist|classical scholar]], producing the [[editio princeps|first edition]] of the ''[[Ephesian Tale]]'', a novel by [[Xenophon of Ephesus]], as well as other work on [[Ancient Greek novel|Greek romances]]. His ''Discorso primo sopra Asclepiade'' (1758), on [[Asclepiades of Bithynia]], appeared also in his collected ''Opere'' (1824).<ref>Rawson, "Asclepiades," p. 361. An English translation was made in 1762, and the work can be found in English also in R.M. Green, ''Asclepiades: His Life and Writings'' (1955).</ref> [[Elizabeth Rawson]] called the ''Discorso'' "learned and often penetrating, though over-enthusiastic about his subject's moral virtues."<ref>Rawson, "Asclepiades," p. 361.</ref> |
Cocci was also a [[classicist|classical scholar]], producing the [[editio princeps|first edition]] of the ''[[Ephesian Tale]]'', a novel by [[Xenophon of Ephesus]], as well as other work on [[Ancient Greek novel|Greek romances]]. His ''Discorso primo sopra Asclepiade'' (1758), on [[Asclepiades of Bithynia]], appeared also in his collected ''Opere'' (1824).<ref>Rawson, "Asclepiades," p. 361. An English translation was made in 1762, and the work can be found in English also in R.M. Green, ''Asclepiades: His Life and Writings'' (1955).</ref> [[Elizabeth Rawson]] called the ''Discorso'' "learned and often penetrating, though over-enthusiastic about his subject's moral virtues."<ref name="Rawson, Asclepiades, p. 361">Rawson, "Asclepiades," p. 361.</ref> |
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Cocchi's writing style was characterized by purity of diction, and in his own time was regarded as a model for scientific writing.<ref |
Cocchi's writing style was characterized by purity of diction, and in his own time was regarded as a model for scientific writing.<ref name="Rawson, Asclepiades, p. 361"/> |
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==Vegetarianism== |
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|title=Consulti medici |
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* ''[[Asclepiades of Bithynia|The Life of Asclepiades]]'', London: T. Davies, 1762. |
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Antonio Cocchi
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Born | (1695-08-03)3 August 1695 |
Died | 1 January 1758(1758-01-01) (aged 62) |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation(s) | Physician Naturalist Writer |
Known for | Anatomy, vegetarianism |
Antonio Cocchi (3 August 1695 – 1 January 1758) was an Italian physician, naturalist and writer. He was best known for his work on anatomy.[1]
Cocchi was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1736, his candidature citation describing him as "a very noted & Skilfull (sic) Physician at Florence, and formerly Professor of Physic and Philosophy in the University of Pisa, desirous of being elected into this Honourable Society; he is a Gentleman of very distinguished merit both in his profession and all other parts of Natural & Philosophical Learning; he is the Author of Several Books and is now publishing some Greek Medical Writers never before printed from the MSS in the Laurentian Library; he is also at this time Secretary to a Society newly Set up at Florence very much on the Same foot as the Royal Society is here" [2]
Cocchi spent three years in England, where he knew Isaac Newton. Although offered a position by the Princess of Wales, he returned to teach in Tuscany.[3]
Cocci was also a classical scholar, producing the first edition of the Ephesian Tale, a novel by Xenophon of Ephesus, as well as other work on Greek romances. His Discorso primo sopra Asclepiade (1758), on Asclepiades of Bithynia, appeared also in his collected Opere (1824).[4] Elizabeth Rawson called the Discorso "learned and often penetrating, though over-enthusiastic about his subject's moral virtues."[5]
Cocchi's writing style was characterized by purity of diction, and in his own time was regarded as a model for scientific writing.[5]
Cocchi was a vegetarian and was influenced by Pythagoras.[6] He authored the book Del vitto pitagorico per uso della medicina in 1743. It was translated by Robert Dodsley into English as The Pythagorean Diet in 1745.[6][7][8] Voltaire admired the book.[9]
Cocchi documented the health benefits of a vegetable diet. He was the first to argue that scurvy may occur from lack of vegetables in the diet.[6]
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