Giuseppe Levi

Giuseppe Levi
Giuseppe Levi
	Levi c. 1900s
Born	14 October 1872; Imperial Free City of Trieste, Austrian Littoral, Austria-Hungary
Died	3 February 1965 (aged 92); Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Occupation	Professor of human anatomy
Known for	Pioneer of in vitro studies on cultured cells
Spouse	Lidia Tanzi (m. 1901; died 1957)
Children	5, including Natalia
Relatives	Margherita Sarfatti (first cousin once removed); Carlo Ginzburg (grandson); Lisa Ginzburg (great-granddaughter);
Academic work
Discipline	Anatomy; histology;
Institutions	University of Turin; University of Sassari; University of Palermo; Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei;
Notable students	Salvador Luria; Renato Dulbecco; Rita Levi-Montalcini;

Giuseppe Levi (14 October 1872 – 3 February 1965) was an Italian anatomist and histologist, professor of human anatomy (since 1916) at the universities of Sassari, Palermo and Turin. He was a pioneer of in vitro studies of cultured cells, and contributed to the study of the nervous system, especially on the plasticity of sensory ganglion cells. While in Turin, Levi tutored three students who later won the Nobel Prize: Salvador Luria, Renato Dulbecco and Rita Levi-Montalcini.

He was admitted as a national member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in 1926. In 1931 he subscribed to the oath of allegiance to the Fascist regime imposed to university professors.