Saverio Imperato

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(31 March 1935 - 20 November 2020) was an Italian immunologist and award-winning philatelist.

Early life and family

Saverio Imperato was born on 31 March 1935.''Selected Rarities from the Collections of Professor Saverio Imperato and Family''. Aste Bolaffi, Torino, 2022. He married Luisa.

Career

Imperato was an immunologist, microbiologist, and pathologist at the

University of Genoa The University of Genoa () is a public research university. It is one of the largest universities in Italy and it is located in the city of Genoa, on the Italian Riviera in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy. The original university was fou ...

Philately

He was awarded six Grands Prix, 60 Large Gold medals and 19 Gold medals in competitive philately. He was president of the

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from 1989 to 1992. He was a fellow of the

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Death

Imperato died on 20 November 2020.

Selected publications

References

1935 births 2020 deaths Italian immunologists Italian philatelists Philately of Italy Academic staff of the University of Genoa Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London {{Italy-med-bio-stub