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A. A. (Angelo Antonio) Frari
1780–1865
A pioneering 19th-century physician and public-health thinker, remembered for writing in depth about plague control and sanitary administration. His work brings together medical history, epidemic response, and the practical challenges of protecting cities and ports.
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Della peste e della pubblica amministrazione sanitaria
by A. A. (Angelo Antonio) Frari
About the author
Born in 1780 in Šibenik, in Dalmatia, Angelo Antonio Frari built a career in medicine during a time when epidemic disease shaped public life across the Adriatic. He served as municipal physician and head of the lazaretto in Split from 1806 to 1821, taking on the difficult work of quarantine and disease prevention.
He later worked in Venice as protomedicus and became president of the Maritime Health Magistrate from 1835 to 1843. These roles placed him at the center of public-health policy, especially in managing the risks that moved through busy trading routes and ports.
Frari is remembered not only as a physician and epidemiologist, but also as a historian of medicine. His writings on plague and sanitary administration helped preserve a detailed record of how earlier generations understood contagion, quarantine, and the responsibilities of government during health crises.