Einaudi, Luigi

Einaudi, Luigi
born March 24, 1874, Carrù, Italy
died Oct. 30, 1961, Rome

Italian economist and politician.

He taught at the University of Turin (1900–43) and edited the Review of Economic History (1936–43). An opponent of the fascists, he fled to Switzerland in 1943. He returned in 1945 and served as governor of the Bank of Italy (1945–48). As minister of the budget (1947), he successfully curbed inflation and stabilized the currency. He was the first president (1948–55) of the Republic of Italy.

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▪ president of Italy
born March 24, 1874, Carrù, Italy
died Oct. 30, 1961, Rome

      Italian economist and statesman, the first president (1948–55) of the Republic of Italy.

      After graduating from the University of Turin (1895), Einaudi contributed economic articles to La Stampa, Turin's leading newspaper. Between 1900 and 1935, his articles also appeared in Corriere della sera and Riforma sociale, of which he became director in 1908. He served on the faculty of the University of Turin from 1900 to 1943 and also taught at Milan.

      In 1919 Einaudi was nominated to the Italian Senate, an honorary body. In 1936–43 he was the editor of Rivista di storia economica (“Review of Economic History”), which was suppressed by the Fascists, of whom he was an unwavering opponent. In 1943 he fled to Switzerland.

      Returning to Italy in 1945, Einaudi was appointed governor of the Bank of Italy (1945–48). He was a member of the Constituent Assembly (1946–48), becoming deputy prime minister and minister of the budget (1947), a new post in which he successfully curbed inflation and stabilized the currency. In 1948 Einaudi became a member of the Senate of the Italian republic and on May 11 its first president. His term lasted until 1955.

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