Piero Morselli, 71, died June 4, 2013.
Born in Florence, Italy, he was an art historian, author and, later in life, an antiquarian. No matter where he went, he remained a true Florentine at heart.
After earning his doctoral degree from the University of Pittsburgh, he was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, professor at Syracuse University and Bryn Mawr College at the University of Pennsylvania, and a fellow at Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies.
Mr. Morselli immigrated to Florida in 1967, where he attended Stetson University and Florida State University. He met his future wife, Cynthia Acree, in 1974, at FSU. His son’s birth was one of the reasons the couple decided to return in 1981, to Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Cynthia; son, Lorenzo; brother-in-law, Wally Acree; mother-in-law, Peggy; and cousins.
A memorial service was held June 10, 2013, at St. Clement Catholic Church, Plant City. Donations may be made to Tampa General Hospital or South Florida Baptist Hospital.
Online condolences may be made at wellsmemorial.com.