Carlo Arnaudi (23 May 1899 – 23 April 1970) was an Italianmicrobiologist and socialist politician, who served as the first minister for science of Italy and was one of the members of the Italian Senate.[1] He is also known for his studies in the field of microbiology which produced the discovery of certain steroid-conversion processes in microorganisms.[2]
Biography
Arnaudi was born in Turin on 23 May 1899.[3] He worked as professor of microbiology at the University of Milan.[4] He was the head of Istituto Microbiologia Agraria e Tecnica.[1] In 1940, he launched a scientific journal on microbiology, namely Annali di Microbiologia.[1] He was the major political supporter of the International Laboratory of Genetics and Biophysics (ILGB) that was founded in Naples in 1962.[5] He also headed the Casa della Cultura in Milan.[6]
He also served as senator.[7] He was appointed minister for scientific research to the center-left coalition government led by Prime Minister Aldo Moro in December 1963.[3][8] He proposed that the ministry should be institutionalized in order to make it more effective in coordinating research activities.[9] However, this proposal led to severe criticisms due to power struggle among the ministers.[9] After serving in the post in the second cabinet of Aldo Moro, Carlo Arnaudi was removed from office in a cabinet reshuffle in February 1966.[3][8] He died in Milan on 23 April 1970.[3]
References
^ abc"Editorial"(PDF). Annals of Microbiology. 50 (1–2). 2000. Archived from the original(PDF) on 7 May 2006.