Talk:Rita Levi-Montalcini

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American?
Rita Levi-Montalcini was born in hi (Turin), and is an Italian senator. If she is an "American neuroscientists", then Ernest Hemingway is an Italian (or Spanish, if you prefer) novelist, since he lived and worked in Italy (and in Spain). I have not removed the bottom link to the "American neuroscientists" page, but I believe we should remove it. [Klod]

done --Vento 21:34, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Meaning?

 * Today she is the oldest Nobel Prize laureated in life.

What is intended by that: that she is the oldest living laureate? Or what? —Ian Spackman 09:42, 10 November 2006 (UTC)


 * To answer myself, now that I have read the article to the end, yes that is what was meant. I’ll make the change —Ian Spackman 11:27, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Sister Paola
Maybe some more words should be added on her relationship with her twin sister Paola (famous painter & sculptor), who died a few years ago (in 2000); they founded a foundation together and had been living together in Rome (till Paola died). In many interviews, Rita referred to their special relation.

Bye ivan (ivanbcn on wikipedia italy)

Italian wiki
Can somebody please translate the italian article?

thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.34.214.65 (talk) 09:29, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Oldest parliamentarian?
Is she the oldest member of parliament in the world or is there anyone older? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.34.187.235 (talk) 13:37, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Picture
Why is the picture changed again?91.34.225.102 (talk) 13:53, 22 November 2007 (UTC)yeah and she had a bother named gino who was an archealigetts

Nationality
The lead says Italian, but the box says American Italian, whatever that might mean. Peter jackson (talk) 10:49, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

It means she has the dual citizenship.Max Mux (talk) 14:11, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Relative of Primo Levi?
i think so, a cousin perhaps —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jrm2007 (talk • contribs) 21:40, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Cause of death?
Not clear in article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.84.95.229 (talk) 22:30, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Spelling errors in text
i tried to edit it, but the mini "browser" on iPads wouldn't let me get to the end of the the section. Under "Professional Life", fifth paragraph, second to last sentence - payed should be spelled   paid.

As for the person saying her cause of death was not listed in the article, I suspect that the official reason may be listed as "heart failure." She was 103. But then an official cause may not have been listed. I don't know the details of how deaths are recorded in Italy.

Insults
I modified the section about insults against Montalcini based on my (admittedly quick) reading of the cited articles, which centered around a single incident by a single politician, rather than the "many" previously claimed, said nothing about bloggers, and seemed rather more specifically aimed at her age than Jewish origins. Well, that's not counting the second article, which cited the same incident again but was mostly just about how people made her wait in line, which doesn't really seem like a personal insult, just (allegedly) rudeness towards a person of advanced age. I'm sure there may well be other examples but they ought to be cited, preferably from more than just one newspaper (98.14.178.109 (talk) 18:05, 2 January 2013 (UTC))

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Suggested additional edits and information
I'd suggest a separate section on controversies that would include the paragraph about the drug company, but also including information about Victor Hamburger not being included in the Nobel Prize award. Two articles in further reading (Cowen and Ribatti) both provide good source material, although neither explicitly states that Levi-Montalcini was widely rumored to have actively lobbied the Nobel committee to exclude Hamburger. I don't have a source for that, but I was at Washington University at the time of the award and heard the rumor for years afterwards. Levi-Montalcini has published extensive autobiographical material that is used as a source, but she minimizes the contribution of others to her work.

Also, the biography ought to include somewhere a link to her cousin, Eugenia Sacerdote de Lustig, who had an illustrious career of her own. The Cowan article includes information that they were tutored in math and science together enabling them to enter medical school together. Maybe move some info from the first paragraph to Biolprof (talk) 15:26, 25 May 2019 (UTC)