The cultural heritage of Gaetano Martino to the University Messina

Lecture presented at the Meeting “Gaetano Martino, Medico e Statista Liberale”, January 20, 2025 University of Messina. The purpose of this lecture is to delineate the cultural heritage bequeathed to our Institution by Gaetano Martino. This undertaking is inherently challenging due to the multifaceted nature of Martino's contributions, including scientific and governance activities within our university. His contributions encompass numerous effective personal contributions in the domains of research, teaching, direction and development, that this lecture aims to summarise. It is vital to emphasise the potential significance of these contributions, if received positively, in determining and maintaining the role and position of the University within the national and international contexts of Science and Culture.