Lavinia Gambini is a second-year PhD student in History at the University of Cambridge. After obtaining a BA in History and Philosophy from Humboldt-University in Berlin (2020), she graduated from Jesus College, University of Cambridge, with an MPhil in Early Modern History (2021). Her PhD project explores the encounter with Greek crafts and knowledge in late-Renaissance Italy. Focusing on places of coexistence such as Livorno or the Maremma, Lavinia investigates how early modern people appreciated and sought the expertise of their Greek contemporaries, especially in the medical sphere. Lavinia joined MAP as an Eva Schler Fellow in September-November 2022 to conduct archival research on Greek healers, scientific experts, and artisans in early modern Tuscany. The BIA database has helped her detect the presence of Greek astrologers and experts at the Medici court. Lavinia was awarded a Gurnee Hart MPhil Scholarship (2020) and is currently a scholar of the Cambridge International Trust. In summer 2023, she will join the German Study Centre in Venice as a predoctoral scholar in residence.
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