The Parthenope University of Naples ( it, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope") is one of the universities located in
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
,
Italy
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.
Historical notes
Now one of the fully accredited universities of Naples, the “Parthenope” University was founded in 1920 as the ''Regio Istituto Superiore Navale'', that is, as the Royal Naval Technical Institute of the
Kingdom of Italy
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. Initially, its purpose was to be a "support" institute for the promotion of studies aimed at improving maritime economy and naval technology.
In the 1930s it was further enlarged and improved, and its name was changed to ''Istituto Universitario Navale''. It played a strategic role during
Fascism
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: the University experts elaborated and calculated the exact and best
air route
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s for the Oceanic trips performed by the Royal Italian Sea Planes, the "''Trasvolata Atlantica''". Several
airplane
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s, leaving their base in
Orbetello
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History
Orbetello was an ancient Etruscan settlemen ...
, arrived to
New York City
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and, in a second trip, finally come to South America: it was a great technological and political success for the regime. Also, it was at the Istituto Universitario Navale that, during
World War II
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, some scientist developed and realized the first Italian
radar
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; unfortunately the political authorities did not understand the importance of such discovery, stopping the development and thus neglecting the possibility to produce such an instrument.
Notable personalities
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Giuseppina Aliverti
Giuseppina Aliverti (1894 – 1982) was an Italian geophysicist specializing in several fields of terrestrial physics. She is remembered for developing the Aliverti-Lovera method of measuring the radioactivity of water.
Biography
Born in Somma ...
(geophysicist): developed the Aliverti-Lovera method of measuring the radioactivity of water.
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Federico Cafiero
Federico Cafiero (24 May 1914 – 7 May 1980) was an Italian mathematician known for his contributions in real analysis, measure and integration theory, and in the theory of ordinary differential equations. In particular, generalizing the Vitali ...
(mathematician): worked as
assistant professor
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This position is generally taken after earning a doctoral degree and general ...
to the chair of
financial mathematics
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In general, there exist two separate branches of finance that require ...
in 1944.
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Renato Caccioppoli
Renato Caccioppoli (; 20 January 1904 – 8 May 1959) was an Italian mathematician, known for his contributions to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, measure theory.
Life a ...
(mathematician): worked as
professor
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on the chair of
mathematical analysis
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during the
academic year
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School holiday
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s 1942/43 and 1952/53.
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Carlo Miranda
Carlo Miranda (15 August 1912 – 28 May 1982) was an Italian mathematician, working on mathematical analysis, theory of elliptic partial differential equations and complex analysis: he is known for giving the first proof of the Poincaré–Mir ...
(mathematician): worked as
professor
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...
on the chair of
mathematical analysis
Analysis is the branch of mathematics dealing with continuous functions, limit (mathematics), limits, and related theories, such as Derivative, differentiation, Integral, integration, measure (mathematics), measure, infinite sequences, series (m ...
during the
academic year
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School holiday
School holidays (also referred to as vacations, breaks, and recess) are the periods during which sch ...
s 1943/44 and 1955/56.
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Mauro Picone (mathematician): worked as
professor
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on the chair of mathematical analysis during the academic year 1926/27.
The university campuses
The main premises of the “Parthenope” University are located directly in the front of the passenger port of Naples. Additionally, “Parthenope” has acquired classrooms buildings on the
Posillipo
Posillipo (; nap, Pusilleco ) is an affluent residential quarter of Naples, southern Italy, located along the northern coast of the Gulf of Naples.
From the 1st century BC the Bay of Naples witnessed the rise of villas constructed by elite Roma ...
coast and in the former church of
San Giorgio dei Genovesi, located in the centre of Naples. An additional location is under preparation at the new civic centre, the
Centro Direzionale. With the increased extension and completion of main facilities and its final accreditation as a full university, the current student population of the Parthenope University is about 15,000 units.
Organization
The university is divided into 5 departments:
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Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
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Engineering
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Law
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Exercise
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and
Sports Science
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Sciences
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and
Technology
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See also
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List of Italian universities
This is the list of universities in Italy, sorted in ascending order by the name of the city where they are situated.
List of universities
Source: MIUR, ''Anagrafe Nazionale Studenti'' (Academic year 2012/2013)
Regional distribution
Sou ...
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Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
References
*. "''Mathematicians at the Istituto Universitario Navale (1926 – 1976)''" (English translation of the title), is a booklet collecting brief biographical sketches and bibliographies of the scientific works produced by the mathematicians who taught at the Parthenope University of Naples during their stay.
External links
Parthenope University of Naples Website*
Wikipedia Italian page
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Educational institutions established in 1930
1930 establishments in Italy
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