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Volterra's chronicle continues

First published in English in 2007 , University Archivist Judith Goodstein's biography of Vito Volterra is now out in an Italian edition, Vito Volterra: Biografia di un matematico straordinario .
This book describes the life and times of one of Europe's most important scientists and mathematicians, whose contributions continue to influence fields as diverse as economics, physics, and ecology. Volterra (1860-1940) was an eminent scientist and Jewish intellectual, a passionate Italian patriot and a devoted family man. His life's story encompasses the rebirth of science in the new Italian state, the rise of Italian Jewry, and its travails under Mussolini's Fascist state. Posted 07-17-2009