Italian Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was an Italian physicist and mathematician, best known for his invention of the barometer.who first

Was an Italian physicist and mathematician, best known for his invention of the barometer.who first entered young Torricelli in a Jesuit College in 1624 to study mathematics and philosophy until 1626, when he sent Torricelli to Rome in 1627 to study science under the Benedictine Benedetto Castelli, professor of mathematics at the Collegio della Sapienza in Pisa.In 1632, shortly after the publication of Galileo's Dialogues of the New Science, Torricelli wrote to Galileo of reading it "with the delight [...] of one who, having already practiced all of geometry most diligently [...] and having studied Ptolemy and seen almost everything of Tycho [Brahe], Kepler and Longomontanus, finally, forced by the many congruences, came to adhere to Copernicus, and was a Galileian in profession and sect". (The Vatican condemned Galileo in June 1633, and this was the only known occasion on which Torricelli openly declared himself to hold the Copernican view.)

Is a Maltese politician within the Malta Labour Party. Bartolo was born on 14 October 1952 in Mellie

Is a Maltese politician within the Malta Labour Party. Bartolo was born on 14 October 1952 in Mellieha. He has been a member of the Maltese Parliament since 1992. In the general elections held on 8 March 2008, he was once again elected from two districts,

Is an Italian tennis player. The older sister of tennis player Julia Mayr, she is ranked, as of 22 M

Is an Italian tennis player. The older sister of tennis player Julia Mayr, she is ranked, as of 22 March 2010, World No. 307 in singles and No. 355 in doubles.

An Italian professional footballer, currently playing for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Como, wher

An Italian professional footballer, currently playing for Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Como, where he plays as a midfielder.

Is a retired judoka from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympic

Is a retired judoka from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1980 and 1984).

An Italian former footballer.During his career, he played 296 Serie A matches and scored 130 goals f

An Italian former footballer.During his career, he played 296 Serie A matches and scored 130 goals for Bologna from 1955 to 1969. He also earned 17 caps and scored 8 goals for the Italy national football team from 1958 to 1967, and played in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups.

Was one of the outstanding opera singers of the first half of the 20th century. He spent 22 seasons

Was one of the outstanding opera singers of the first half of the 20th century. He spent 22 seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera, appearing in more than 750 performances of 50 operas. He also sang to great acclaim at La Scala, Milan, and at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden.

A retired football player and current coach. During his playing career he played for Viterbese, Fior

A retired football player and current coach. During his playing career he played for Viterbese, Fiorentina, Brescia, Sampdoria, Verona, Bologna, Arezzo, Ancona, Civitavecchia and Lodigiani. After retiring from playing in 1989 he has managed Roma and Palermo, guiding the rosanero to win the Serie C1 title during his two-week time in Sicily.