Quote by: Rita Levi-Montalcini

I told Mother of my decision to study medicine. She encouraged me to speak to Father... I began in a roundabout way... He listened, looking at me with that serious and penetrating gaze of his that caused me such trepidation, and asked whether I knew what I wanted to do.


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  • NameRita Levi-Montalcini
  • DescriptionItalian neurologist
  • BornApril 22, 1909
  • DiedDecember 30, 2012
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionNeurologist; Neuroscientist; Biochemist; Politician; Physician
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine; National Medal Of Science; Commander Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Grand Officer Of The Legion Of Honour; Albert Lasker Award For Basic Medical Research; Great Cross Of The National Order Of Scientific Merit