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Showing posts with label Sapienza University. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sapienza University. Show all posts
29 October 2019

Carlo Emanuele Ruspoli – Duke of Morignano

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Noble architect is now a prolific writer Carlo Emanuele Ruspoli became Duke of Morignano in 2003 Carlo Emanuele Maria Ruspoli was bo...
18 August 2018

Umberto Guidoni - astronaut

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First European to step on to the International Space Station Guidoni flew two Space Shuttle missions during his time at NASA in Texas ...
28 October 2017

Sergio Tòfano – actor and illustrator

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The many talents of stage and screen star Sergio Tòfano as Professor Toti, in Luigi  Pirandello's comic play Pensaci, Giacomino!...
7 September 2017

Kidnapping of Pope Boniface VIII

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When the Pope was slapped down by a disgruntled landowner Boniface VIII had a long-running conflict with Philip IV of France An ...
30 July 2017

Vittorio Erspamer - chemist

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Professor who first identified the neurotransmitter serotonin Dr Vittorio Erspamer Vittorio Erspamer, the pharmacologist and chemis...
8 March 2017

Antonello Venditti - enduring music star

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Roman singer-songwriter's career spans almost 50 years Antonello Venditti has sold more than 30 million discs in a long career S...
6 January 2017

First Montessori school opens in Rome

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Educationalist Maria Montessori launches Casa dei Bambini Maria Montessori in Rome in 1913 The first of what would become recognised ...
3 January 2017

Gianfranco Fini – politician

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Party leader who moved away from Fascism Gianfranco Fini Gianfranco Fini, former leader of the Alleanza Nazionale (National Alliance)...
29 December 2016

Tullio Levi-Civita – mathematician

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Professor from Padua who was admired by Einstein Tullio Levi-Civita Tullio Levi-Civita, the mathematician renowned for his work in di...
8 December 2016

Marcello Piacentini – architect

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Designer whose buildings symbolised Fascist ideals Marcello Piacentini in the uniform of the Royal Academy of Italy Urban theorist a...