Un ricordo personale del Professor Ferdinando Zuccotti

Abstract The contribution proposes to the reader’s attention some, so to speak, unpublished aspects, detected along many years of attendance, in relation to the human and scientific personality of Prof. Ferdinando Zuccotti. First, we dwell on his passion for the world of science fiction and his vast knowledge also in relation to the specific literary genre (extended to film production). Secondly, we dwell on another characteristic of the personality of the Remembered, an expression as it were of the related taxonomic drive, namely the passion for collecting models, especially naval ones. Finally, trying to unearth a sort of common thread, capable of metaphorically linking the aspects considered (with particular regard to the first one, that is, the interest in the world of science fiction), we highlight the particular interest in the religious phenomenon, reflected in many studies elaborated by Ferdinando Zuccotti and in particular attitudes traceable even in certain episodes of daily life. An interest that, constantly accompanied by a way of posing that is an expression of a scientific mentality can reveal a singular sensitivity to mystery and transcendence.