Joseph Daquin, Piedmontese Savoyard physician, a "not well-known chiarugi".

We present a critical review of La philosophie de la folie, second edition, published in 1804. Joseph Daquin's thoughts and clinical activity in the psychiatric field are described. Daquin's ideas about various forms of madness and the different therapeutic, moral, physical treatments, his anatomical studies, successes and failures are presented. Several clinical cases are described. The author's view of the moon's influence on madness is described. Finally it is shown how very important was the human person and the moral treatment of madness for Daquin, in contrast with the current opinion at the end of 1700.

[Luigi Guerri, an ordinary pharmacists who became the "first son" of pharmaceutical chemistry]. / Luigi Guerri, da farmacista a ordinario di chimica farmaceutica "Figliola primogenita della medicina".

Luigi Guerri (1823-1892) was one of the most important researchers and teachers in pharmaceutic chemistry in Florence in XIX century. Born and lived in Florence, patriot and colleague of the famous Ugo Schiff, from whom he received much praise, Guerri taught and carried out research into chemistry for about forty years at "Istituto di Studi Superiori" in Florence. This article is a synthesis of his career which started as first assistant to professor Campani, then he became a full professor, teaching pharmaceutic chemistry and eventually became the director of the pharmaceutic laboratory in "Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova". This article, with the reproduction of some of Guerri's publications, shows the integrity of the man as a chemist and as a teacher. He was commemorated by Schiff and the scientific journal "Orosi" at his death.