Alberto Piazza
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Biography
Born into a Jewish family in Turin,[2] professor of Medical statistics at the University of Turin, professor of Genetics at the University of Naples, and professor of Human Genetics at the University of Turin.[1]
He has held numerous positions, including: President of the Academy of Sciences of Turin (2016–2018); President of the Human Genetics Foundation (HuGeF–Turin), an instrumental body of the Compagnia di San Paolo, in partnership with the University of Turin and the Polytechnic University of Turin (2009–2017); Emeritus Professor of Human Genetics at the School of Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin; Full Professor of Human Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (now School of Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences), University of Turin (1983–2016); President of the Bioethics Committee of the University of Turin; Director of the Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Turin (1989–1998; 2004–2010); Visiting Professor of Genetics at the Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (1981–2004); Associate Professor of Genetics at the University of Naples (1980–1983); Lecturer in Medical Statistics at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Turin (1968–1980)[3].
A disciple of Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, in 2001 he published a monumental study concluding that the human races do not exist and that all humans belong to a unique species.[4]
Piazza died on 18 May 2024, at the age of 82.[5]
Works
- (with Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza and Paolo Menozzi) The history and geography of human genes, Princeton University Press, 1994.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alberto PIAZZA" (in Italian). Turin: Accademia delle Scienze. 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bolino, Francesca (February 23, 2019). "Alberto Piazza "Quella volta a Evian dove abbiamo capito che la razza non esiste"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Rome: GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
«Sono nato a Torino nel 1941 e appartengo a una famiglia ebraica.»
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alberto Piazza (1941-2024)". Atti dell'Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 5/2025. 5: 45–63.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gianluca Sartori (May 20, 2024). "Muore a Torino Alberto Piazza, il genetista che demolì il concetto di «razza». Fu lui ad affermare che «il Dna italiano non esiste»". Turin: Il Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Morto il genetista Alberto Piazza, professore dell'Università di Torino: demolì il concetto di "razza"". notizie.virgilio.it (in italiano). 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
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