Anna Morandi Manzolini her to Moscow to lecture and made her a member of the Russian Royal Scientific Association – The British Royal Scoiety elected her a member and invited her to lecture in London – Honored in Italy as the inventor and perfecter of anatomical preparations in wax Anna Morandi Manzolini Anna Morandi Manzolini (21 January 1714 – 9 July 1774) was an internationally known anatomist and anatomical wax modeler, as lecturer of anatomical design at the University of Bologna. Anna Morandi was born in 1714 in Bologna, Italy. She was raised in a traditional home where marriage, children, and a domestic
Anna Morandi Manzolini as well as other royal courts. It became her major turning point in her life. In order to learn anatomy, she had to dissect cadavers, which was extremely difficult for her, but she overcame her fears. Giovanni Manzolini was so encouraged by her and her accomplishments that he again returned to his work. They were recognized as a team by many artists, intellectuals, and anatomists in Europe. After her husband's death, she was appointed Lecturer in Anatomy in her own name by the Institute of Bologna. Anna partnered with her husband, and then surpassed him in skill after his death