Camillo Golgi's home

Camillo Golgi’s home, can be seen at N.77 in Strada Nuova, Pavia, a few hundreds meters away from the University, just in front of the historical “Teatro Fraschini”. In this home Golgi spent the most of his family life, with his wife Lina.

On the facade of the house there is the following inscription: “IN QUESTA SUA CASA / TRASCORSE GRAN PARTE / DELLA VITA OPEROSA / CAMILLO GOLGI / PER IMMORTALI SCOPERTE / GLORIA DELLA SCIENZA ITALIANA / MAESTRO FRA I SOMMI / NELL’UNIVERSITA’ DI PAVIA / DA LUI ACCRESCIUTA / DI PRESTIGIO E DI MEZZI / CITTADINO / PER PUBBLICHE E PRIVATE VIRTU’ / INCOMPARABILE / N[ato] A CORTENO IL IX-VII-1843 / M[orto] PAVIA IL XXI-I-1926”.

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  • Photos by Luca Borghi ti.supmacinu|ihgrob.l#| (May 2008)


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