Francesco Todaro

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Francesco Todaro (14 February 1839 – 22 October 1918) was an Italian anatomist born in Tripi, a village in the province of Messina.

He taught classes in anatomy as Professor at the Universities of Messina and Rome.[http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/2460.html Francesco Todaro] @ Who Named It

In his anatomical studies on the structure of the heart, he described a fibrous extension of the Eustachian valve, now referred to as the "tendon of Todaro". In the field of zoology, he conducted extensive studies on a variety of tunicates known as salps.

In 1874 he became a member of the "Nazionale dei Lincei".

Written works

  • Sopra la struttura delle orecchiette del cuore umano (1865) - On the structure of the auricles of the human heart.
  • Lo sviluppo e l'anatomia delle Salpe (1885) - The development and anatomy of salps.

References

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Category:Physicians from Sicily

Category:Members of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy

Category:Italian anatomists

Category:Academic staff of the Sapienza University of Rome

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