Domenico Cotugno

Domenico Felice Antonio Cotugno (January 29 1736 - October 6 1822) was an Italian Physician who wrote De aquaeductibus auris humane internae anatomica dissertatio (published in 1761) where he describes the fine anatomy of the inner ear.Born in Ruvo, Italy, Domenico Cotugno studied medicine at the University of Naples. Poverty and illness plagued Cotugno during his training. After barely surviving a critical illness that he contracted while resident physician at the Neapolitan Hospital for Incurables, he received his doctorate degrees in philosophy and physic and remained at the university as lecturer in surgery and anatomy.In this, his first major work, he identifies the aqueduct of the inner ear and the columns in the osseous spinal lamina of the cochlea, which are named after him.

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January 29 - 1736 - October 6 - 1822 - 1761 - Cochlea

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