Arrigo Solmi (1873–1944) was an Italian legal scholar. He served as the minister of grace and justice between 1934 and 1939 in the cabinet of Benito Mussolini. He was among the pioneers in the establishment of international relations as an academic subject in Italy.[1]
Arrigo Solmi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Grace and Justice | |
| In office 1935–1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Benito Mussolini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1873 Finale Emilia, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 5 March 1944 (aged 71) Grottaferrata, Kingdom of Italy |
| Political party | National Fascist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Modena |
Early life and education
editSolmi was born in Finale Emilia on 27 January 1873.[2] In 1895 he graduated from the University of Modena.[3]
Career
editFollowing his graduation Solmi worked at the National Library of Palermo.[3] He taught history of Italian law, international law, and constitutional rights at the University of Cagliari between 1902 and 1906.[2] In 1906 he was promoted to professorship and began to teach at the University of Siena and then at the University of Parma.[2] From 1912 he worked at the University of Pavia of which he served as rector.[2] In October 1925 Solmi joined the National Fascist Party led by Benito Mussolini.[3] In 1924, 1929, 1934 and 1939 he was elected to the Italian Parliament.[3] He was named as the undersecretary of national education in 1932.[1] Between 1935 and 1939 he served as the minister of grace and justice.[2][3]
Activities
editSolmi was one of the scholars who contributed to the establishment of the Institute for International Political Studies.[1] The others were Carlo Emilio Ferri, Giuseppe Gallavresi and Giorgio Mortara.[1]
Personal life and death
editSolmi married Ines Dallari on 28 April 1900.[3] He died in Grottaferrata on 5 March 1944.[3]
Awards
editSolmi was the recipient of the following: knight, officer, commander and grand cordon of the Order of the Crown of Italy and knight, officer, grand officer and grand cordon of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Federico Giona (2016). Think tanks and international affairs during the interwar period: Ispi (Institute for Studies in International Politics) between foreign policy and public opinion (1919-1943) (PhD thesis). School for Advanced Studies Lucca. pp. 33, 57.
- ^ a b c d e f Laura Cogoni (27 January 1873). "Solmi Arrigo" (in Italian). University of Cagliari.
- ^ a b c d e f g Italo Birocchi (2018). "Solmi, Arrigo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 93.
External links
editMedia related to Arrigo Solmi at Wikimedia Commons