Ugo Morin

Ugo Morin ( born February 7, 1901 in Trieste, † January 1, 1968 in Padua ) was an Italian mathematician who dealt in particular with algebraic geometry.

Morin studied at the University of Padua with the Laurea degree in 1926 at Annibale Comessatti, whose assistant he was. In 1935 he habilitated and taught in Padua and 1942 to 1945 at the University of Florence. From 1946 he was professor at Padua, succeeding his teacher Comessatti. During World War II he had an important role in the Italian resistance. He was a member of the Partito d' Azione, who issued the underground magazine L' Italia Liberta. After he turned in November 1943 against a fascist colored speech of the Rector of the University of Padua, he had to go underground. He was in the National Liberation Committee for Padua and from 1945 in which, after he had negotiated the withdrawal of the occupying German forces in April of Venice, which he became president in August 1945.

He has published several mathematics textbooks.

Writings

• Lezioni di Geometria, CEDAM, Padua, 4 volumes from 1951 to 1960