Georgios Kalafatis was born on the island of
Crete in 1652, in the city of
Chania (Canea). His father Stefanos Kalafatis belonged to a wealthy local
Greek Early in his career Georgios studied medicine eventually moving to
Italy to further his education. Entering the
University of Padua in 1679 he became professor of practical and theoretical medicine at the age of just 29. In 1682 Kalafatis moved to
Venice where he wrote
Trattato sopra la peste, whilst there he met and married Alba Caterina Muazzo, a Venetian noblewoman. In 1692 he became a member of the
Galileiana Academy of Arts and Science in Padua. He died on February 9, 1720, in Padua and was buried along with his wife in the
Basilica. ==See also==