Was Rita Levi-Montalcini married?

Levi-Montalcini never married and had no children. In a 2006 interview she said, “I never had any hesitation or regrets in this sense… My life has been enriched by excellent human relations, work and interests. I have never felt lonely.” She died in her home in Rome on 30 December 2012 at the age of 103.

How old was Rita Levi-Montalcini when she died?

103 years (1909–2012)
Rita Levi-Montalcini/Age at death

Where did Rita Levi-Montalcini grow up?

Turin, Italy
Born in Turin, Italy, in 1909, Rita Levi-Montalcini was raised by an authoritarian father who strongly disapproved of women’s education beyond finishing school. His attitude was both a hindrance and a spur to Levi-Montalcini’s ambitions. The Levi-Montalcini family. Rita’s father, Adamo Levi, is on the far left.

Did Rita Levi-Montalcini have siblings?

Our parents were Adamo Levi, an electrical engineer and gifted mathematician, and Adele Montalcini, a talented painter and an exquisite human being. Our older brother Gino, who died twelve years ago of a heart attack, was one of the most well known Italian architects and a professor at the University of Turin.

What did Rita Levi-Montalcini do for a living?

Rita Levi-Montalcini, (born April 22, 1909, Turin, Italy—died December 30, 2012, Rome), Italian American neurologist who, with biochemist Stanley Cohen, shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1986 for her discovery of a bodily substance that stimulates and influences the growth of nerve cells.

Why did Rita Levi-Montalcini win a Nobel Prize?

The 1986 Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology was shared by Rita Levi-Montalcini and Stanley Cohen (1922-) for discoveries of fundamental importance in understanding the mechanisms that regulate the growth of cells and organs.

How did Rita Levi-Montalcini impact society?

Rita Levi-Montalcini is a Nobel Laureate recognized for her work in the discovery and characterization of nerve growth factor. Nerve growth factor (NGF) promotes the growth and maintenance of the nervous system in a developing system. The majority of her career has been devoted to investigating the many aspects of NGF.

What is Rita Levi-Montalcini best known for?

Why is Rita Levi-Montalcini important?

The discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF) by Rita Levi-Montalcini in the 1950s represents an important milestone in the processes that led to modern cell biology. NGF was the first growth factor identified, for its action on the morphological differentiation of neural-crest-derived nerve cells.