Giuseppe Brotzu
Giuseppe Brotzu | |
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Born | Ghilarza, Italy | 24 January 1895
Died | 8 April 1976 Cagliari, Italy | (aged 81)
Citizenship | Italian |
Alma mater | |
Known for | Discovery of cephalosporin C |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Hygiene, epidemiology |
Doctoral advisor | Donato Ottolenghi[1] |
Giuseppe Brotzu (Cagliari, 24 January 1895 – Cagliari, 8 April 1976)[1][2] was an Italian pharmacologist and politician.
Biography
Giuseppe Brotzu was born in Ghilarza, a town of the Province of Oristano, Sardinia. He graduated from the University of Cagliari, Sardinia in (1919) and later completed the specialization in Hygiene at University of Siena in 1922. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bologna in 1925.
He became a professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in 1932, and between 1939 and 1943 he was the director of University of Cagliari.
Scientific research
Brotzu is recognized as the discoverer of the
. He was awarded theLaurea ad honorem at the University of Oxford in 1971, and was a candidate also for the Nobel Prize
.
Political career
Giuseppe Brotzu was elected President of Sardinia in 1955, and Mayor of Cagliari in 1960.
Bibliography
- G. Bo, «BROTZU, Giuseppe». In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Vol. XXXIV, Roma: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, 1987 (on-line)
- Roberto Paracchini (2002). Il signore delle Cefalosporine (Demos). ISBN 88-8467-082-9.
- Bo G (Jan-Feb 1999). Un ricordo del prof. Giuseppe Brotzu. Ann Ig 11 (1): 3-9. PMID 10208039.
See also
References
- ^ PMID 11449655.
- ^ "BROTZU, Giuseppe". Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana fondata da Giovanni Treccani S.p.A. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- Wikidata Q29581637.