born March 10, 1628, Crevalcore, near Bologna, Papal States died Nov. 30, 1694, Rome Italian physician and biologist. In 1661 he identified the pulmonary capillary network, proving William Harvey's theory on blood circulation. He discovered the taste buds and was the first to see red blood cells and realize that they gave blood its colour. He studied subdivisions of the liver, brain, spleen, kidneys, bone, and deeper skin layers (Malpighian layers), concluding that even the largest organs are composed of minute glands. Malpighi also studied insect larvae (especially the silkworm), chick embryology, and plant anatomy, seeing an analogy between plant and animal organization. He is regarded as the founder of microscopic anatomy and may be regarded as the first histologist
one of the greatest Italian film actors, famous especially for the film La Dolce Vita (1960) (1924-97). born Sept. 28, 1924, Fontana Liri, Italy died Dec. 19, 1996, Paris, France Italian film actor. He made his film debut in 1947 and was a well-known actor in Italy by the mid-1950s. Darkly handsome, with a screen persona alternately winning and morose, he won international fame in films such as Luchino Visconti's White Nights (1957) and Federico Fellini's La dolce vita (1960). He acted in more than 100 movies, including 8 1 2 (1963), Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (1963), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1975), Dark Eyes (1987), and Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)