The New International Encyclopædia/Luzzatti, Luigi

LUZZATTI, lo͞o-tsä′tē̇, Luigi (1841— ). An Italian statesman and financier, born in Venice of a Jewish family. He taught for a time in the Instituto Tecnico in Milan, and in 1867 became professor of political economy and constitutional law at Padua. In 1871 he was elected to the House of Deputies, and soon became prominent in matters of finance. He was Minister of the Treasury in Rudini's Cabinet in 1891-92 and 1896-98. An active philanthropist, Luzzatti founded many savings banks and mutual relief associations.