death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name
dalmatia 1505 verona 1445 gabriele zerbi
 gabriele zerbi
gabriele zerbi

gabriele zerbi -lrb- 1445 -- 1505 -rrb- was a veronese professor at the universities of bologna and padua .
he was also referred to as zerbus , zerbo , zerbis , gerbo , gerbi , and gerbus .
he survived the devastating bubonic plague outbreak of 1477-79 in northern italy .
he published the first printed treatise on geriatrics , `` gerontocomia : on the care of the aged , '' which took the form of a practical guide .
his other works included : `` questiones metaphysicae ; de cautelis medicorum ; liber '' `` anatomiae corporis humani et singulorum membrorum '' `` illius ; '' `` de anatomia infantiis et porci ex traditione '' `` cophonis , and '' `` libellus de preservatione corporum a '' `` passione calculosa . ''
