Enrico Pistolesi

Enrico Pistolesi
Mayor of Pisa
In office
7 July 1960 – 2 January 1961
Preceded byRenato Pagni
Succeeded byVittorio Galluzzi
President of the Province of Pisa
In office
1948–1951
Preceded byAldo Fascetti
Succeeded byAntonino Maccarrone
Personal details
Born(1889-12-02)2 December 1889
Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Died29 February 1968(1968-02-29) (aged 78)
Pisa, Italy
PartyChristian Democracy
Alma materScuola Normale Superiore
ProfessionEngineer, academic

Enrico Pistolesi (2 December 1889 – 29 February 1968) was an Italian mathematician, engineer, academic and politician. He was a pioneer of aerodynamics in Italy and served as professor of applied mechanics at the University of Pisa, where he was dean of the Faculty of Engineering from 1944 to 1965. He also served as president of the Province of Pisa from 1948 to 1951 and as mayor of Pisa from 1960 to 1961 with the Christian Democracy.[1]

Pistolesi was a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Accademia nazionale delle scienze, and the Turin Academy of Sciences.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Ferrari, Carlo (1969). Enrico Pistolesi (1889–1968). Celebrazioni Lincee. Vol. 23. Rome: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
  2. ↑ "Enrico Pistolesi". Accademia delle Scienze di Torino. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Pistolesi, Enrico". Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Retrieved 2 June 2026.