- Lanfranc of Milan
Infobox Person
full_name=Lanfranc of Milan
birth_place=Milan
birth_name=Guido Lanfranchi
birth_date=c.1250
death_date=1306The surgeon "Lanfranc of Milan" (c.1250-1306), variously called "Guido Lanfranchi", "Lanfranco", or "Alanfrancus" was a student ofGuglielmo da Saliceto . Involved in the struggles ofGuelphs and Ghibellines , he was exiled fromMilan byMatteo I Visconti in 1290. He moved first toLyons , then on toParis . There he became a popular professor of surgery at the Collège de St. Côme.He has been credited with transferring the lead in surgical technique from Italy to France.
His "Chirurgia Magna", completed 1296, has since been published in over seventy editions in multiple languages.
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title=Guido Lanfranc of Milan. Texto y Concordancias de Compendio de cirugía Biblioteca Nacional MS. 2147.
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editor=Ardemagni, Enrica J.
publisher=Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies
location=Madison
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pages=10
isbn=0-940639-23-8
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