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The impact of the 1938 fascist anti-Semitic legislation on the development of physiology in Italian universities following replacement of five full professors

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The effects of the 1938 fascist anti-Semitic laws on the development of physiology in Italy are discussed, focusing on the replacement of five full professors of human physiology expelled from the Universities of Bologna, Milan, Turin, Genoa, and Palermo. The changes in research topics and the formation of important schools stemming from the application of the anti-Semitic laws have been long-lasting and are still present.

Source: AJP Advances in Physiology Education

DOI: 10.1152/advan.00108.2025

Authors: Pompeo Volpe, Carlo Reggiani, Aram Megighian

Institution: University of Padua

Language: English

Topic: History of Science and Medicine

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Università degli Studi di Padova

Award: G759643725