Antonio Michele Stanca –an Italian geneticist ‑ died of COVID-19 on 19 March 2020 in Fidenza, aged 77.
He was born in Soleto, Italy. He graduated in University of Bari, majoring in agricultural science.
He had been a professor at the University of Milan, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Piacenza, Institut national agronomique de Tunisie (INAT) of Tunis, and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.