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Vincenzo Guerini
1859–1955
An Italian dentist and medical historian, he is best remembered for bringing the long story of dental care to life in a landmark early 20th-century history. His work helped preserve centuries of medical practice, from ancient civilizations to the close of the eighteenth century.
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About the author
Born in 1859 and active in Naples, Vincenzo Guerini was an Italian dentist whose name is closely linked to the history of his profession. He is identified in major library and archival records as the author of A History of Dentistry from the Most Ancient Times until the End of the Eighteenth Century, a substantial work first published in 1909.
That book traces dental knowledge and treatment across many cultures and periods, gathering material from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Islamic world, and early modern Europe. It was notable for its ambition and breadth, and it remains the work most strongly associated with him in public-domain editions and library catalogs.
Guerini died in 1955. Though biographical details about his personal life are not easy to confirm from the sources available online, his reputation endures through a book that helped turn the history of dentistry into a subject of serious study.