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Nicola Pende (Noicattaro, 21 April 1880 - Rome, 8 June 1970) was an Italian endocrinologist.

Biography
He was born on 21/04/1880 in Noicattaro in Corso Roma, 37, which was the ancient Via Garibaldi and he lived there with his family during his whole childhood.

After his degree in Medicine and Surgery, achieved in Rome, he taught at university in Bari, Genoa and Rome. In 1925 he founded the University of Bari and he became its first chancellor. He gave birth to the modern new-ippocratism.

In 1934 he was appointed Reign Senator after declining the nomination of Academic of Italy. At the end of the thirties he joined Fascism.

He died on 08/06/1970 in Rome and he is now buried at Campo Verano in the Italian capital.

Nowadays he is well known all over the world and many diseases are named after him.