Tullio Levi-Civita (1873-1941). Born in Padua, Italy.
Studied mathematics and received his doctorate at the University of
Padua. Was given the Chair of Mechanics there and, in 1918, went to
the University of Rome in the same position. Together with Ricci,
he developed tensor calculus and introduced covariant
differentiation. He worked also in the mechanical many-body
problem, in hydrodynamics, general relativity theory, and unified
field theory. Strongly opposed to Fascism in Italy and dismissed
from his professorship in 1938.