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Macuglia at the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo in 2019

Daniele Macuglia is an intellectual historian and a historian of science. He is currently a research fellow at the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at The University of Chicago.[1] He collaborates with celebrity chef and TV personality Francesco Bellissimo to safeguard and promote lost recipes of the Italian culinary history, rediscovering and recreating recipes of the Italian Renaissance and ancient Rome.[2] The two organized a variety of lectures and public events in Asia and the USA, being supported by cultural offices of various consulates and embassies, including the Italian Cultural Institutes in Tokyo and Chicago.[3]

Background

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Born in Tolmezzo, Italy, Macuglia earned his Ph.D. in history and philosophy of science from the University of Chicago in 2017. He completed graduate training summa cum laude in physics at the University of Pavia before switching to the historical studies.[4] Alumnus of the School for Advanced Studies of Pavia, he worked under Leo Kadanoff.

Awards

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Macuglia has been awarded the First Prize at the Italian National Olympiads for Young Scientists[5] and a Special Prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "I-House and UChicagoGRAD partner on new programs for graduate students". University of Chicago News.
  2. ^ "Settimana della cucina italiana nel mondo - Il cibo dei geni italiani. La cucina rinascimentale nel periodo di Leonardo e Michelangelo". Esteri.it (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Petition Calls for University to Continue Housing Graduate Students in I-House". The Chicago Maroon.
  4. ^ "Daniele Macuglia - Un Fisico friulano a Chicago". Giovanifvg.it.
  5. ^ "The Inquisition: What Really Happened?". Lumen Christi Institute.
  6. ^ "European Union Contest for Young Scientists Country factsheet 2015 Italy" (PDF). European Commission.
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Category:Living people Category:Historians of science