Antonio Scarpa (1752–1832)

Andrzej Grzybowski,Jarosław Sak

doi:10.1007/s00415-012-6658-4

Andrzej Grzybowski, Jarosław Sak

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6658-4

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Antonio Scarpa (1752–1832)

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This year, 2012, marks the 260th anniversary of the birth and the 180th anniversary of the death of Antonio Scarpa, an acclaimed anatomist and neurologist
At the age of 18, he graduated with honours in medicine at the University of Padua
Thanks to the support of his teacher and mentor, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, the young scholar became professor and head of the department of anatomy and surgery at the University of Modena just two years later, in 1772 [2,3,4]. He travelled to the Netherlands, France, and England

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This year, 2012, marks the 260th anniversary of the birth and the 180th anniversary of the death of Antonio Scarpa, an acclaimed anatomist and neurologist. He discovered the naso-palatine nerve (Scarpa’s nerve), the membranous labyrinth [1], endolymph (liquor Scarpae), and the ganglion of the vestibular nerve (Scarpa’s ganglion). Thanks to the support of his teacher and mentor, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, the young scholar became professor and head of the department of anatomy and surgery at the University of Modena just two years later, in 1772 [2,3,4].

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