Death of Luigi Tittarelli, illustrious demographer of the Studium perusinum
Death of Luigi Tittarelli – Luigi Tittarelli, a great demography scholar, passes away. He was a leading figure of the Studium Perusinum and trained generations of students. Numerous publications in series and magazines of international standing accredit his profile.
A researcher of rare competence, he was not satisfied with mathematics, but relied on the solid support of documents which he knew how to find and interpret like few others. The sources were for him an indispensable support for supporting concepts and reasoning.
He had among other things provided a decided contribution to the diocesan historical archive, with valuable advice and profitable operations.
Sociable man and generous, but also discreet. Equipped with a very fine humor that denoted intelligence and sensitivity.
He professed a convinced adherence to the values of democracy and participation. A convinced supporter of the left, he did not shy away from civil confrontation with any interlocutor. From events and characters from the past and present, Gigi knew how to provide an original reading, which made his conversation brilliant and enjoyable
He lived in via degli Offices with his wife Rita, with whom he shared affections and interests. He frequented the Morlacchi theater, even if lately his presence had become rarer.
He loved the grandchildren he has transmitted values and culture. I saw him when he came to Via Torelli, to his daughter’s house. They were always interesting chats.
He called me his own several times publications, as extracts from the Homeland History Bulletin for Umbria. He provided free and friendly advice for my “red light Perugia”, when he explained to me the “registry of souls” and the certificates of “passing” to prostitutes to participate in processions and religious ceremonies. He also advised me about the situation of the orphans welcomed into theHospital of Mercy in via Oberdan.
His advice was always timely and valuable.
Once he gave me a handwritten file in which he meticulously reconstructed the commercial situation of the acropolis, in particular the businesses in and around Piazza Morlacchi, with names and quotes precise. He asked me to order it and make a small publication. What would be good to do today, to honor his name and memory. The funeral today, in the early afternoon, in Santo Spirito.
