Gabriele Falloppio has the Fallopian tubes named after him. He lived from 1523-1562 and did research on women most of his life. During the Renaissance, humanism brought an increased interest in anatomy. As a teacher of anatomy at the university in Padua, Fallopio uncovered a great deal about the bones, muscles, nerves and kidneys. He also "discovered" the tubes that transport eggs from the ovary to the uterus that are name after him.