marconi
Guglielmo Marconi
"The Man"
Marconi was born in Bologna, Italy, on 25th April
1874. He was the
second son of a runaway marriage between Giuseppe Marconi, the son
of
a wealthy land owner, and Annie Jameson, daughter of Andrew Jameson
of
the Irish Whiskey Company.
Marconi was initially educated, between the ages of
five and seven, at
a private school in Bedford. He went to school in Florence up to
the
age of fourteen and spent two years at the Leghorn Lyceum
(Livorno).
He also received private instruction in science from a tutor
named
Professor Rosa. Despite this, he did not gain the qualifications
needed to enter either the University at Bologna, or the Naval
Academy.
At the age of eighteen, after passing the examination that allowed
him
to delay his compulsory military service until the age of 26, he
attended lectures at Bologna University by Righi and Dessau, by
special arrangement.
In 1909 Marconi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
n 1914 Marconi was appointed a Senator in Rome. King George V
awarded
Marconi the honorary title of Knight Grand Cross of the Royal
Victorian Order.
Marconi and Hon. Beatrice O'Brien were divorced in 1924.
He later married Maria Christina Bezzi-Scali in 1927. Their
daughter,
Maria Elettra Elena Anna, was born in 1930.
Marconi moved to Rome in 1935, never to leave Italy again. He died
in
the early hours of 20 July 1937 and his body was laid to rest in
the
mausoleum in the grounds of Villa Griffone. Wireless stations
throughout the world fell silent for 2 minutes in tribute.
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