Codice albumGBB-F-008660

Image IDGBB-F-008660-0000

1922 ca, ROMA, ITALY: The Italian physician, botanist and jew Doctor Professor DAVID LEVI-MORENOS (Venezia 1863-dead in Roma 1933). From a very rich Jewish family, that has established itself in the field of coffee trade and lace making, philanthropist LEVI-MORENOS had the existence dedicated to the education of orphans, director of the" Asylum for the orphans of the seamen"(Asilo per i figli orfani dei Marinai), owner of the twow navy-asylum Scilla and Caracciolo. Director of the" Venetian School of Aquaculture and Fisheries"(Scuola Veneta di Acquicoltura e Pesca). Founder of" Scuola di Agricoltura" nell'isola di San Giorgio Maggiore. Married, in Venice 1898, with Opera singer Elvira Dabalà (daughter of singer Cecilia Dabalà and cousin of celebrated singer Maria Labia)

Fotografo: Villoresi

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