Giulio Chiarugi

Giulio Chiarugi (28 January 1859 – 17 March 1944) was an Italian anatomist and embryologist.

Chiarugi was born in Castelletto di Chiusdino, Siena to craftsman Pietro and Elisa from Puglia.

Educated at Siena, he studied medicine briefly there before moving to Turin to graduate in 1882.

[3] Chiarugi influenced several Italian anatomists including Lorenzo Bianchi, Luigi Castaldi,[4] Ciardi-Dupré, Livini, and Rutilio Staderini.

In June 1900 he was elected to the Parliament in Siena as a member of the Radical Party and one of his actions was to reduce the work hours of hospital nurses.