death_date death_place years_active birth_place nationality profession field birth_date known_for image article_title name
17 january 1815 milan , italy 1788-1815 laveno , italy italian surgeon surgery , traumatology 08 august 1762 monteggia fracture giambattista monteggia.jpg giovanni battista monteggia
 giovanni battista monteggia
giovanni battista monteggia

giovanni battista monteggia -lrb- 1762 -- 1815 -rrb- was an italian surgeon .
the monteggia fracture is named after him .
