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Aug 29, 2012 · In 1805, after Napoleon had been crowned King of Italy, he visited Pavia and inquired about the renowned anatomist Scarpa. Upon learning that Scarpa had been dismissed from the University because of his refusal to swear allegiance to the new king, Napoleon ordered to restore him in his position.
- Andrzej Grzybowski, Jarosław Sak
- 10.1007/s00415-012-6658-4
- 2013
- J Neurol. 2013; 260(2): 695-696.
In 1805, Napoleon was made King of Italy. He chose to visit the University of Pavia, upon which he inquired as to the whereabouts of Dr. Scarpa. He was informed that the doctor had been dismissed because of his political opinions and his refusal to take oaths, whereupon Dr. Scarpa was restored to his position as the chair. [5]
Oct 19, 2017 · Dismissed at one time from his position for his political views, he was reinstated in 1805 by Napoleon, then ruler of Italy. Through his careful dissections Scarpa made many observations and discoveries, some memorialized as Scarpa’s fascia, fluid, sheath, triangle, foramen, ganglion, membrane, and other eponymously named structures.
Every time we operate on an inguinal hernia and open the superficial fascia of the anterior abdominal wall, we pay a tribute to the scholar who first described this structure, Antonio Scarpa (1752–1832), professor of anatomy and surgery at the University of Pavia (Fig. 1).
Aug 29, 2012 · Antonio Scarpa (1752-1832) was a prominent scholar who contributed greatly to otolaryngology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, neuroanatomy, and surgery.
After him are named, among others, the ganglion vestibuli of the acoustic nerve, the postic staphiloma of the bulbus oculi, and the femoral triangle at the root of the lower limb. Scarpa de-signed the Historical Museum of the University of Pavia in 1785.
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Jan 2, 2023 · Antonio Scarpa (1752-1832) is generally remembered for his discoveries in the field of anatomy, but he also provided some important contributions to the history of surgery. Methods We analyzed main treatises written by Scarpa, highlighting how he contributed to the development of modern surgery.
