Italian economist and medical pioneer. Known for being the protagonist of the story that inspired the movie "Lorenzo's Oil" by George Miller and starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon. Son of a General of the Italian Army, he graduated in Law at the University La Sapienza in Rome, and later, thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship of the United States Information Service has received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. After working in Somalia for three years, the World Bank appointed him Chief of Division of Tourism in Washington. In 1977, he married Michaela Murphy and May 29, 1978 was born the son Lorenzo, whose illness and the search for an effective cure have fully affected the lives of the family. In acknowledgment of long and difficult scientific work for healing the son, he received an honorary degree from the Scottish University of Stirling. In 2008, after the death of his son, Odone left his home in Fairfax and came back to Italy where he died at the age of 80.
Italian economist and medical pioneer. Known for being the protagonist of the story that inspired the movie "Lorenzo's Oil" by George Miller and starring Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon. Son of a General of the Italian Army, he graduated in Law at the University La Sapienza in Rome, and later, thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship of the United States Information Service has received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. After working in Somalia for three years, the World Bank appointed him Chief of Division of Tourism in Washington. In 1977, he married Michaela Murphy and May 29, 1978 was born the son Lorenzo, whose illness and the search for an effective cure have fully affected the lives of the family. In acknowledgment of long and difficult scientific work for healing the son, he received an honorary degree from the Scottish University of Stirling. In 2008, after the death of his son, Odone left his home in Fairfax and came back to Italy where he died at the age of 80.
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