Salvatore Valitutti
Salvatore Valitutti | |
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| Minister of Public Education | |
| In office 1979–1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Francesco Cossiga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 Bellosguardo |
| Died | 1 October 1992 (aged 84–85) Rome |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Italian Liberal Party |
Salvatore Valitutti (1907–1992) was an educator and liberal politician who served as the minister of public education in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Francesco Cossiga in the period 1979–1980. He was one of the proponents of the Montessori education movement.
Early life and education
Valitutti was born in Bellosguardo, near Salerno, in 1907.[1][2] His parents were Giuseppe and Amalia Macchiaroli, and he was the fifth of twelve siblings.[1]
Following the completion of secondary education in Salerno Valitutti attended the University of Political Sciences in Rome and graduated with a bachelor's degree in political sciences in 1930.[1]
Career
Valitutti was an academic by profession and was made vice president of the University for Foreigners in Perugia.[2] He was one of the supporters of the Montessori education movement and served as the vice president of the Opera Nazionale Montessori which was established by Maria Montessori to make her method of education widespread in Italy.[3]
In 1963 Valitutti was elected as a deputy and began to serve at the Italian Parliament.[2] He also served at the Italian Senate for the Italian Liberal Party and became the vice president of the party.[4] In 1971 Valitutti launched a magazine entitled Nuovi Studi Politici and published several articles in the magazine.[5] He was named as the minister of public education in the cabinet of Francesco Cossiga and was in office for one year between 1979 and 1980.[4]
Death and legacy
Valitutti died in Rome in October 1992.[1] In memory of him a prize was established, Salvatore Valitutti International Prize.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Enrico Gregori (26 September 2015). "1 ottobre 1992 Muore il liberale Valitutti". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Stuart J. Hilwig (2009). Italy and 1968: Youthful Unrest and Democratic Culture. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 166. doi:10.1057/9780230246928. ISBN 978-0-230-24692-8.
- ^ Furio Pesci (2021). "Teaching Ideas Through the Classics". Orbis Idearum. 9 (1). doi:10.26106/bddv-5w59.
- ^ a b Geoffrey Pridham (2013). Political Parties and Coalitional Behaviour in Italy. Taylor & Francis. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-135-07768-6.
- ^ Marco Zaganella (2016). "Democratic Corporatism – The Italian debate during the "First Republic" (1948-1992)". Estudos Ibero-Americanos. 42 (2): 433. doi:10.15448/1980-864X.2016.2.22505.
- ^ "Vittorio Possenti" (PDF). The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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