Luciano Baietti (born January 9, 1947 or September 1, 1947) is a

perpetual student A perpetual student or career student is a college or university attendee who re-enrolls for several years more than is necessary to obtain a given degree, or who pursues multiple terminal degrees. Perpetual students are similar to polymaths, and ...

who is recognized by the

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as the most graduated living person in the world. He holds fifteen academic degrees including subjects of physical education, law, literature, philosophy, sociology, criminology, and military strategy. Baietti is a retired schoolmaster who resides in the town of

Velletri Velletri (; la, Velitrae; xvo, Velester) is an Italian ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, approximately 40 km to the southeast of the city centre, located in the Alban Hills, in the region of Lazio, central Italy. Neighbouring com ...

. Most of his degrees come from

La Sapienza University The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...

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. He is currently working on his next degree, one in Food Science. Baietti was born in town of

in the Alban Hills near Rome.

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