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Francesco Todaro

Born  1839
Died  1918

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Italian physician, born 1839, Tripi, Sicily; died 1918

Biography of Francesco Todaro

Francesco Todaro was born in the small village of Tripi, 60 kilometers west of Messina, in Sicily, Italy. He taught anatomy in the universities of Messina and Rome. He founded the italian gymnastic federation, of which he was the first president.

Submitted by Fausto Labruto.

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