Camillo Golgi

About

Italian scientist and physician responsible for the discovery of the nervous tissue-related phenomenon known as the "black reaction". He also discovered the sensory organ which came to be known as the Golgi receptor.

Before Fame

He worked at a psychiatric hospital.

Trivia

In 1906, he earned the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries on the human nervous system.

Family Life

His father was also a physician.

Associated With

He and physicist Enrico Fermi are both Italians who have received the Nobel Prize in their respective fields.