Anna Morandi Manzolini having been the first person to reproduce (in wax) body parts of minute portions, including capillary vessels and nerves. Her collection of wax models was known throughout Europe as "Supellex Manzoliniana" and was eagerly sought after to aid in the study of anatomy. Her work became the archetype of such models as the Vassourie collection and the creations of Dr. Auzoux made from papier mache, which were the forerunners of those used in today's schools and colleges. A collection of her models was acquired by the Medical Institute of Bologna and is housed at the Institute of Science in Bologna.
Richard Saunders (anatomist) Richard Saunders (anatomist) Prof Richard Lorraine de Chasteney Holbourne Saunders FRSE FRMS (1908–1995) was a 20th century South African anatomist. He received international acclaim for his x-ray and electron microscopy investigations of neurological conditions. He was born in Grahamstown in South Africa the son of Col Frederick Anastasius Saunders (an army surgeon) and his wife, Lucy Anderson Meiklejohn. Richard studied Medicine at Rhodes University then Edinburgh University graduating MB ChB in 1932 and gaining his doctorate (MD) in 1940 with a dissertationon spina bifida. He lectured in Anatomy at Edinburgh University 1933 to 1937. In 1937 he emigrated to Canada