Alessandro Martelli

Italian academic and politician (1876–1934)

Alessandro Martelli OCI


Minister of National Economy
In office 9 July 1928 – 12 September 1929
Prime Minister	Benito Mussolini
Preceded by	Giuseppe Belluzzo
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Bottai^[a]

Personal details
Born	25 November 1876 Caltanissetta, Kingdom of Italy
Died	5 October 1934(1934-10-05) (aged 57) Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Resting place	Vinci cemetery, Florence
Political party	National Fascist Party
Spouse	Dolores Corsi
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Florence
Occupation	Academic

Alessandro Martelli (1876–1934) was an Italian academic and politician. He served as the minister of national economy in the cabinet led by Benito Mussolini between 1928 and 1929.

Early life and education

Martelli was born in Caltanissetta on 25 November 1876.^[1] He graduated from the Institute of Higher Studies in Florence in July 1900.^[1]

Career and activities

Following his graduation Martelli joined the academy and became professor of mineralogy and geology at the University of Florence between 1910 and 1927.^[2] He also served as a faculty member at the University of Rome in the field of geology in 1927.^[2]

Martelli participated in both Italo-Turkish War (1911–1912) and World War I.^[2] He took part in March on Rome in October 1922.^[1] He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1924 for the National Fascist Party and served there for two terms.^[1] In 1926 he was made undersecretary of transports.^[3] On 9 July 1928 he was appointed minister of national economy, replacing Giuseppe Belluzzo in the post.^[4]^[5] Martelli's term ended on 12 September 1929.^[4] Following this incident the ministry was replaced by the ministry of guilds.^[6]

Later he served as the head of the Italian automotive gasoline company Agip.^[6] Martelli was named as a senator in March 1934.^[1]

Personal life and death

In February 1904 Martelli married Dolores Corsi with whom he had two sons.^[2]^[4] He died in Florence on 5 October 1934 and was buried there in the Vinci cemetery.^[4]

Awards

Martelli was the recipient of the following:^[2]

: Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy (11 June 1916)
: Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy (8 January 1920)
: Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy (2 January 1921)
: Grand officer of Order of the Crown of Italy (31 January 1926)
Grand cordon of the Order of the Crown of Italy (25 October 1932)
: Commander of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (9 June 1930)

Notes

^ as Minister of Corporations

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Alessandra Tarquini (2008). "Martelli, Alessandro". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 71.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Martelli, Alessandro" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ Francesco Barreca (2022). The Italian Genius on Display. Vol. 11. Leiden: Brill Rodopi. p. 60. doi:10.1163/9789004297418_001. ISBN 9789004297418.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "La carriera fulminea di Alessandro Martelli, ministro di Mussolini" (in Italian). Della Storia d'Empoli. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ R. J. B. Bosworth (March 1997). "Tourist Planning in Fascist Italy and the Limits of a Totalitarian Culture". Contemporary European History. 6 (1): 12. doi:10.1017/S0960777300004033. S2CID 154618035.
^ ^a ^b Pier Angelo Toninelli (June 2009). "Between Agnelli and Mussolini: Ford's Unsuccessful Attempt to Penetrate the Italian Automobile Market in the Interwar Period". Enterprise & Society. 10 (2): 358. JSTOR 23701194.