Santorio Santorio

Santorio Santorio (29 March 1561 – 22 February 1636 Venice), also called Sanctorio Sanctorio, Santorio Santorii, Sanctorius of Padua, and various combinations of these names, was a Venetian physiologist, physician, and professor, who introduced the quantitative approach into medicine. He is also known as the inventor of several medical devices, including the thermometer. His work De Statica Medicina, written in 1614, saw five publications through 1737 and influenced generations of physicians.