Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts

15 August 2018

Carlo Cipolla - economic historian

Professor famous for treatise on ‘stupidity’ Carlo Cipolla's tongue-in-cheek book about human stupidity became a bestseller in Ita...

15 September 2017

The first free public school in Europe

Frascati sees groundbreaking development in education José de Calasanz arrived in Rome from his native Aragon in 1592 The first fr...

11 September 2017

Ulisse Aldrovandi – naturalist

Professor became fascinated with plants while under house arrest Ulisse Aldrovandi: a portrait housed at the Accademia Carrara in B...

6 January 2017

First Montessori school opens in Rome

Educationalist Maria Montessori launches Casa dei Bambini Maria Montessori in Rome in 1913 The first of what would become recognised ...

25 June 2016

Elena Cornaro Piscopia – philosopher

First woman to graduate from a university An 18th century portrait of Elena Cornaro Piscopia, which is owned by Biblioteca Ambrosian...

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