- Luigi Einaudi
Infobox_President
name = Luigi Einaudi
caption =
order = IIPresident of the Italian Republic
primeminister =Alcide De Gasperi
Giuseppe Pella
Amintore Fanfani
Mario Scelba
term_start =May 12 1948
term_end =May 11 1955
predecessor =Enrico De Nicola
successor =Giovanni Gronchi
order2 = Governor of Banca d'Italia
term_start2 = 1945
term_end2 = 1948
predecessor2 =Vincenzo Azzolini
successor2 =Donato Menichella
order3 = Lifetime Senator
term_start3 =May 11 ,1955
term_end3 =October 30 ,1961
constituency3 = "Constituency Created"
birth_date = birth date|1874|3|24|mf=y
birth_place =Carrù ,Italy
nationality = Italian
death_date = death date and age|1961|10|30|1874|3|24|mf=y
death_place =Rome ,Italy
spouse = Ida Pellegrini
party = Italian Liberal Party
religion = Roman CatholicLuigi Einaudi, Cavaliere di Gran Croce decorato di Gran Cordone OMRI [ [http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/DettaglioDecorato.asp?idprogressivo=32672&iddecorato=32219 quirinale.it] ] (
March 24 1874 -October 30 1961 ) was an Italianpolitician and economist. He served as thePresident of the Italian Republic between 1948 and 1955.Early life
Einaudi was born in
Carrù , in theprovince of Cuneo ,Piemonte . He completed his university studies inTurin , where he got acquainted with the Socialist ideas and collaborated with the magazine "Critica sociale", directed by the socialist leaderFilippo Turati . In 1895 he graduated in jurisprudence, and was later appointed as professor in theUniversity of Turin , thePolytechnic University of Turin and theBocconi University ofMilan .Early political life
From the early 20th century Einaudi moved increasingly towards a more conservative stance. In 1919 he was named Senator of the Kingdom of Italy. He also worked as a journalist for important Italian newspapers such as "
La Stampa " and "Il Corriere della Sera ", as well as being financial correspondent for the "The Economist ". He stopped working for Italian newspapers from 1926, resuming his professional relationship with the "Corriere della Sera" after the fall of the Fascist regime in 1943. After theArmistice with Italy (September 8 ,1943 ) he fled toSwitzerland , returning to Italy in 1944.Einaudi was Governor of the Bank of Italy from
january 5 1945 untilMay 11 1948 , and was also a founding member of theConsulta Nazionale which opened the way to the new Parliament of theItalian Republic afterWorld War II . Later he was Minister of Finances, Treasury and Balance, as well as Vice-Premier, in 1947-1948.President of the Italian Republic
On
May 11 1948 he was elected the secondPresident of the Italian Republic . At the end of the seven year term of office in 1955 he becameLife Senator .Einaudi was a member of numerous cultural, economic and university institutions. He was a supporter of the ideal of European Federalism. He also personally managed the activities of his farm near
Dogliani , where he applied the most advanced agricultural developments.Luigi Einaudi died in Rome in 1961.
Family
Both his son Giulio, a prominent Italian publisher, and his grandson, Ludovico, a minimalist composer, have subsequently made names for themselves.
Another son, Mario, was a
Cornell University professor and active anti-fascist. The [http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/ Mario Einaudi Center For International Studies] is named after him. Additionally, Luigi founded the [http://www.fondazioneeinaudi.it/ Fondazione Luigi Einaudi] in Turin in honor of his father.Bibliography
*"Principi di scienza delle finanze" (1932)
*"Il buon governo" (1954)
*"Prediche inutili "(1956-1959)
* [http://www.polyarchy.org/basta/documenti/einaudi.1919.html Tracotanze protezionistiche (1919)]
* [http://www.polyarchy.org/basta/documenti/einaudi.1944.html Via il Prefetto (1944)]External links
* [http://www.quirinale.it/ex_presidenti/Einaudi/Einaudi.htm Biography at the Official Website of Presidency of Italian Republic] it icon
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