Family of Gaetano Salvemini Under Fascism

Gaetano Salvemini (1873 - 1957), oneof the most influential Italian intellectuals of his generation, was an historian, a professor, and a tireless anti-fascist who mentored a new generation of young intellectualsand political activists, such as Piero Gobetti, Ernesto Rossi, and Carlo & Nello Rosselli. After losing his wife andchildren in the 1908 Messina earthquake, Salvemini began a new familywithhis second wife, Fernande Dauriac, and her two children, Jean and Ghita.Yet, despite its marked influence on his life and politics,Salvemini's second family and its involvement with fascism has never been studied before.By exploiting hitherto unused archival sources,The Inimical Sonexploresan until-now little knowndimensionofSalvemini's life;it uncovers the personalcosts of his anti-fascism, including the tragic embrace of fascism by his stepson, Jean Luchaire.