David Mesquita

David Mesquita is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon and a researcher at the Centre for Classical Studies. He holds a BA in Classical Studies (U. Lisbon, 2018) and, after earning an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship (EMJMDS), he holds a double MA degree in Classical Studies and Italian Studies, European Literary Cultures, and Linguistics (U. Lisbon and U. Bologna, 2021). Funded by the FCT, his Ph.D. project, titled Estêvão Rodrigues de Castro (1559-1638) as a ‘Liber scriptor neque ex Galeni servis’ in the controversies of his time, investigates Castro’s contributions to medical theory and practice and academic teaching under the Medici’s patronage in seventeenth-century Tuscany. At the MAP, David will investigate archival documentation related to Castro’s practice, teachings, students and intellectual circles, which will provide crucial insights into bridging the gap between medical theory and practice.