Danilo Dolci
Danilo Dolci (born June 28, 1924 in Sežana , now Slovenia ; † December 30, 1997 in Trappeto , Sicily ) was an Italian architect , sociologist , social reformer and pacifist . He became known for his anti- Mafia initiatives in Sicily and for building a non-violent social movement. He was also called the "Gandhi of Sicily".
Life
In 1952 he gave up his architecture studies and began to organize the construction of an adult school, a kindergarten, a hospital, an orphanage and an irrigation system in the Sicilian fishing village of Trappeto together with the inhabitants. He became known through many imaginative nonviolent actions, e.g. For example, the “reverse strike of Partinico ”, in which he and 200 unemployed people repaired a country road without authorization, which the authorities viewed and prosecuted as an illegal act. In 1958 he received the Lenin Peace Prize and with the money he founded a research institute in Partinico, the Centro studi e iniziative per la piena occupazione (study center and initiative for full employment) .
Prices
- International Lenin Peace Prize 1958
- Antonio Feltrinelli Prize (gold medal) 1969
- Sonning Prize 1971
He was also nominated twice (1965 and 1982) for the Nobel Prize.
Web links
- Literature by and about Danilo Dolci in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary in Der Spiegel 2/1998
- Article in Der Spiegel 6/1958
Individual evidence
- ^ Mark F. Gilbert, K. Robert Nilsson: The A to Z of Modern Italy , Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8108-7210-3 . P. 150 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dolci, Danilo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian architect, sociologist, social reformer and pacifist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sežana , now Slovenia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1997 |
| Place of death | Trappeto , Sicily |