Georgios Kalafatis

Georgios Kalafatis Shida Talli (, , ; ca. 1652 – ca. 9 February 1720) was a Greek professor of theoretical and practical medicine 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.