Emanuele Gianturco
Emanuele Gianturco | |
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Minister of Public Works | |
In office 1906–1907 | |
Prime Minister | Giovanni Giolitti |
Minister of Justice | |
In office June 1900 – February 1901 | |
Prime Minister | Giuseppe Saracco |
In office 1897–1897 | |
Prime Minister | Antonio Starabba di Rudinì |
Minister of Education | |
In office 1896–1897 | |
Prime Minister | Antonio Starabba di Rudinì |
Personal details | |
Born | Avigliano, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | 10 March 1857
Died | 10 November 1907 Naples, Kingdom of Italy | (aged 50)
Nationality | Italian |
Spouse | Remigia Guariglia |
Children | 8 |
Alma mater | University of Naples |
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Emanuele Gianturco (1857–1907) was an Italian legal scholar and politician who held different cabinet posts, including minister of public works, minister of education and minister of justice. He was also a member of the Parliament of which he served as the vice president.
Early life and education
[edit]Gianturco was born in Avigliano on 20 March 1857.[1] His father was a shoemaker.[2] He received a degree in law from the University of Naples in July 1879.[1] He also attended a music conservatory, Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella, there.[2]
Career
[edit]Following his graduation Gianturco wanted to pursue a career in music, but it was not supported by his family.[1] Instead, he began his career as a lawyer.[1] He joined his alma mater as a faculty member in 1882 and became a professor of civil law there.[1] He was promoted to the chair of the department in 1889.[1] He was elected as a deputy for six times in the elections of 1890, 1892, 1895, 1897, 1900 and 1904[1] and served as the vice president of the Parliament.[3]
Gianturco was named as the minister of education in 1896 in the second cabinet of Antonio Starabba di Rudinì and as the minister of justice in 1897 in the next cabinet of di Rudinì.[2] In June 1900 he was appointed minister of justice to the cabinet led by Giuseppe Saracco and was in office until February 1901.[1] He also served as the minister of public works between 1906 and 1907 in the third cabinet of Giovanni Giolitti.[2]
Personal life and death
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Gianturco was married to Remigia Guariglia[1] with whom he had eight children.[4] One of his sons, Elio Gianturco (1900-1987), was an academic.[5] His youngest child, Cesare Gianturco (1905-1995), was a physician.[4] Emanuele died in Naples on 10 November 1907 at age fifty when Cesare was two-year old.[4][6]
Work and legacy
[edit]Gianturco was author of several books, including Opere Giuridiche. Edizione Nazionale.[6] These books are mostly about legal topics, and his speeches at the Italian Parliament were printed as a book, Discorsi Parlamentari, in 1909.[6] He also composed musical work which was edited by Alessandro Longo in 1912.[6]
In his hometown, Avigliano, a foundation was established in memory of Emanuele Gianturco.[7] A road in Naples was named after him.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ferdinando Treggiani (2000). "Gianturco, Emanuele". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 54.
- ^ a b c d e "Emanuele Gianturco. Chi era e perché gli fu dedicata una strada?". Vesuvio (in Italian). 10 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Gianturco, Emanuele". Treccani (in Italian).
- ^ a b c Sidney Wallace (January 1996). "Obituary. Cesare Gianturco (1905-1995): A Legend in his own Time". CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 19 (1): 59–61. doi:10.1007/BF02560152. PMID 8653751. S2CID 19759995.
- ^ Giorgio Tagliacozzo (1986). "In Memoriam. Elio Gianturco". New Vico Studies. 4: 215. doi:10.5840/newvico1986442.
- ^ a b c d Max Radin (January 1949). "Book review". Harvard Law Review. 62 (3): 528–530. doi:10.2307/1336552. JSTOR 1336552.
- ^ "Official website of the foundation" (in Italian). Emanuele Gianturco Foundation. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
External links
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- 19th-century Italian lawyers
- 1857 births
- 1907 deaths
- Education ministers of Italy
- Ministers of justice of Italy
- Ministers of public works of Italy
- University of Naples Federico II alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Naples Federico II
- People from Avigliano
- Deputies of Legislature XXI of the Kingdom of Italy
- Deputies of Legislature XXII of the Kingdom of Italy
- Deputies of Legislature XX of the Kingdom of Italy
- Deputies of Legislature XIX of the Kingdom of Italy
- Deputies of Legislature XVIII of the Kingdom of Italy
- Deputies of Legislature XVII of the Kingdom of Italy