His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy (1952-1959), the Cosmicomics collection of short stories (1965), and the novels Invisible Cities (1972) and If On a Winter's Night a Traveler (1979). He was a journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His style is not easy to classify much of his writing has an air reminiscent to th Italo Calvino was born in Cuba and grew up in Italy. Struggles, thus fully immersing in the cultural life of the place that hosts her.Italo Calvino was born in Cuba and grew up in Italy. – every October 10 – the commemoration of the beginning of the Cuban independence Outreach activities for children as the holiday tree, and social as the Día de las Madres and Settlers’ children, fosters women’s education in science and agriculture, supports a range of During those 5 years in Central America, well asĭirecting the Department of Botany of the Estación Experimental Agronómica di Santiagoĭe las Vegas, together with Mario Calvino, she promotes agricultural schools for the
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On December 1, 1920, “by virtue of her knowledge” and with an annual fee of 2,400Ĭuban pesos, a paid license for “personal issues” lasting one month as asked by Mameli Ministerial decree of the first executive office as the director of the Department of Botany You will find the authorized missions, the undertaking by Through the recently restoredĭossier Eva Mameli, kept in the Cuban archives, you can confirm the agenda of her mainĪctivities in the caribeña island. Hold an executive position in the field of agriculture. Cuba still remembers Eva Mameli, Italo Calvino’s mother, as the first woman to The autor the possibility to document the years spent in Latinoamerica of theĬalvino matrimony, pioneers in botanical and agricultural studies in MéxicoĪbstract: «Expediente Sra Eva Mameli de Calvino», a valuable foreign botanist inĬuba. In México, as Jefe de la División de Horticultura de la Estación Agraria Central.
With the then young italian profesor Calvino, and invited him to work Mexican Embassador Joaquín Casasús who during a trip to Italy became acquainted
The scientist and agronomer Mario Calvino, Italo Calvino’s parents, it was the Eva Mameli de Calvino”, es posible documentar laĮstancia en América Latina del matrimonio Calvino, pioneros en estudios deīotánica y agricultura en México desde 1909 y en Cuba desde 1917.Ībstract: According to Eva Mameli’s testimony, the wife and colleague of Gracias en parte a la consulta del recientemente restauradoĮn Cuba “Expediente Sra. Mexicano Joaquín Casasús quien en un viaje a Italia conoció los trabajos delĮntonces joven catedrático Calvino, y le propuso trabajar en México, consiguiéndoleĮl nombramiento de jefe de la División de Horticultura de la EstaciónĪgraria Central. Resumen: Según el testimonio de Eva Mameli, esposa y colega del científicoĪgrónomo Mario Calvino, padres del escritor Italo Calvino, fue el embajador The article is completed by a brief description of the correspondence of the letters of Mario Calvino and Eva Mameli, from the Floriculture Station of Sanremo with the Institute. The garden of the ex- Istituto agronomico per l’Oltremare (IAO or Agronomic Institute for overseas) represents an interesting example of green space within an institution that fulfills two functions: the scientific-didactic one and the aesthetic.īetween passion for exoticism and scientific needs, the garden has accompanied the structure since the foundation of the IAO, integrating its functions.
Completa l'articolo una beve descrizione del carteggio delle lettere di Mario Calvino e di Eva Mameli, dalla Stazione di Floricoltura di Sanremo con l'Istituto.
Il giardino dell'ex- Istituto agronomico per l'oltremare (IAO) rappresneta un interesante esempio di spazio verde all'interno di una istituzione che assolve due funzioni: quella scientifico-didattica e quella estetica.įra passione per l'esotismo e necessità scientifiche, il giardino, accompagna fin dalla fondazione dello IAO la struttura integrandone le funzioni.