THE CREATORS OF THE VETERINARY SCHOOL IN FERRARA: TWO MEMBERS OF THE CAMPANA FAMILY
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Key words: Antonio Campana, Tommaso Bonaccioli, Veterinary School, Ferrara.Abstract
In the second half of the 18th century a new awareness in education started to raise by to giving more importance to veterinary. We are talking about a hundred years of history.
Antonio Campana and Tommaso Bonaccioli, grandson of Barbara Campana, were the creators of the Veterinary School of Ferrara in their own right. Among the teachers, we remember the first, Luigi Le Roy of the Lyon school. This Veterinary School, founded in 1762, was the place to train teachers for the upcoming schools around Europe.
Antonio Campana was an eclectic scientist who also stood out in this discipline. Tommaso Bonaccioli, who studied at the School of Milan during the Napoleonic era, was very appreciated among foreign researchers for being a real pioneer in this field. This can be proven by numerous publications and lectures at the Academy of Science in Ferrara, where he was also the president. His collaborators were able to keep the highest standards by continuing the founder’s work.
Unfortunately, despite the appreciation of the students, the Veterinary School of Ferrara was closed down in 1880 because of ceased funding.
The search for unpublished original documentation was conducted in the Historical Archives (Municipal, Ariostea Municipal Library, Academy of Sciences and University of Ferrara).
