Salvatore Ottolenghi
Salvatore Ottolenghi (born May 20, 1861 in Asti , † March 20, 1934 in Rome ) was an Italian doctor and university professor . He is considered a co-founder of the forensic service of the Italian police .
Life
After attending school in Asti, Ottolenghi studied at the University of Turin , among others with the well-known forensic doctor Cesare Lombroso . Ottolenghi was initially drawn to ophthalmology , but then became Lombroso's research assistant . In 1893 he received an extraordinary professorship in forensic medicine at the University of Siena . After a conflict with colleagues there, he suggested in 1902 to the Director General for Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior that police officers in Rome should be given forensic science lessons. The first courses held in Regina Coeli prison were so successful that the Ministry of the Interior made it compulsory to train police officers. Today's Scuola superiore di polizia goes back to Ottolenghi's school in Regina Coeli .
Ottolenghi became an associate professor of forensic medicine at La Sapienza University in Rome in 1903 , and then a full professor in 1906 . The focus of his activity, however, remained the aforementioned police school, to which he devoted himself intensively until his death. Ottolenghi was also active at home and abroad as an advisor to police organizations and made outstanding contributions to their international cooperation.
Ottolenghi was a Jew and a supporter of fascism .
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| SURNAME | Ottolenghi, Salvatore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian doctor, professor of forensic medicine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Asti , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1934 |
| Place of death | Rome , Italy |