| Authorised form of name | Scarpa; Antonio (? 1747 - 1832) |
| Dates | ? 1747 - 1832 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Place of birth | Motta di Livenza, near Treviso, Italy |
| Date of birth | 13 June 1747 or 19 May 1752 |
| Place of death | Pavia, Italy |
| Date of death | 31 October 1832 |
| Research field | Anatomy |
| Neurology |
| Activity | Education:
Studied in Padua under Morgagni, MD (1770)
Career:
Ordinary Professor of Anatomy and theoretical surgery, University of Modena (age 20); travelled in Paris and London (1780-1781); appointed Professor of Anatomy, Pavia, by Emperor Joseph II (1783); Professor of Surgery, Pavia (1787); Scarpa's fascia and triangle in human anatomy named after him
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/05/1791 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1832-1833 No 11 pp 153-154
Notes:
BR and DSB give birth date as 19 May 1752, although President's statement notifying the Society of the death of Scarpa suggests this is incorrect |
| Code | NA7281 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1791/12 | Scarpa, Antonio: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |