Mario Fiorentini Wife: Who Is Lucia Ottobrini?

Lucia Ottobrini was the wife of late Italian mathematician, Mario Fiorentini.

Born in 1924, Lucia was a fellow resistance fighter.

She had married Mario in 1945, the year Italy was liberated.

The couple met during the Resistance and their union was blessed with three children – Claudia (born in 1946), Giancarlo (born in 1951), and Davide (born in 1963).

Lucia passed away in 2015.

Who Was Mario Fiorentini?

Mario Italian was an Italian resistance fighter and mathematician.

Mario was Italy’s most decorated resistance fighter against fascist and Nazi forces during the World War II.

He had led a partisan group to oppose the regime of dictator Bettino Mussolini.

He was jailed but escaped from the Nazi-run jails four times.

Born on November 7, 1918, Mario took part in the assault on the entrance to the Regina Coeli prison. He once had the opportunity to run for Italy’s Parliament after the war but he declined the offer.

Mario was also a mathematician, and professor  of geometry at the University of Ferrara. His love for the academia had made him ditch a potential political career.

He later proceeded to teach at other universities across Italy, Canada and the United States.

Mario passed away in 2022. His death was announced by the Rome chapter of the National Partisans Association of Italy.