Gaetano Arfé

Gaetano Arfé (12 November 1925, Somma Vesuviana – 13 September 2007) was an Italian politician, historian, and journalist. From 1966 to 1976 he published Avanti!, the official newspaper of the Italian Socialist Party, which he represented as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1979 to 1984. He died at the age of 81 on September 13, 2007 in Naples.

Political career
In 1968, Arfé raised concerns about the anti-democratic radicalization of the Italian student movement.

Works

 * Storia dell'Avanti! (1958)
 * Storia del socialismo italiano 1892-1926 (1965)
 * Storia delle idee politiche economiche e sociali (1972) (published in 5 volumes)
 * La questione socialista (1986)
 * I socialisti del mio secolo (2002)
 * Scritti di storia e politica (2005)