Marcello Creti
Marcello Creti (born in Rome on 16 April 1922; died in Sutri on 1 January 2000) was an Italian inventor, gem prospector, and reported healer who for a time led a group in a farm called Sapientia.[1] In youth he was hailed for his inventions and in 1940 won the Gold Medal of the Fascist Syndicate of Inventors.[2] One of these inventions involved the automobile.[3] Later in life he became known for his eccentric views and was included in The Big Book of Weirdos by Carl A Posey and Gahan Wilson.[4]