Corrado Gini

Corrado Gini (May 23, 1884 - March 13, 1965) was an Italian statistician, demographer and sociologist who developed the Gini coefficient, a measure of the income inequality in a society. Gini was also a leading fascist theorist and ideologue who wrote The Scientific Basis of Fascism in 1927.

Later career

• In 1933 Gini was elected vice president of the International Sociological Institute.
• In 1934 - president of the Italian Genetics and Eugenics Society.
• In 1935 - president of the International Federation of Eugenics Societies in Latin-language Countries.
• In 1937 - president of the Italian Sociological Society.
• In 1941 - president of the Italian Statistical Society.
• In 1957 he received the Gold Medal for outstanding service to the Italian School.
• In 1962 he was elected National Member of the Accademia dei Lincei.