Bruno Kessler

Bruno Kessler (17 February 1924, in Peio – 19 March 1991, in Trento) was an Italian politician. He served as President of the Autonomous Province of Trento from 1960 to 1973. He was the father of Giovanni Kessler.

Bruno Kessler
President of Trentino-Alto Adige
In office 7 January 1974 – 24 July 1976
Preceded by	Giorgio Grigolli
Succeeded by	Flavio Mengoni
President of the Autonomous Province of Trento
In office 30 December 1960 – 13 March 1974
Preceded by	Riccardo Rosa
Succeeded by	Giorgio Grigolli
Member of the Senate
In office 1983–1992
Constituency	Mezzolombardo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 1976–1983
Constituency	Trento
Personal details
Born	(1924-02-17)17 February 1924 Peio, Trentino, Italy
Died	19 March 1991(1991-03-19) (aged 67) Trento, Trentino, Italy
Political party	DC
Spouse	Cecilia Tommasoni
Children	Giovanni Kessler
Alma mater	University of Padua
Profession	Politician, lawyer

In 1962 he founded the Istituto Trentino di Cultura (now Fondazione Bruno Kessler), which gave rise to the University of Trento.

Biography

In 1943 he obtained his classical maturity at Rovereto and in 1950 graduated in Law from the University of Padua.

He was president of the Autonomous Province of Trento from 1960 to 1974. In 1962 he founded the "Trentino Institute of Culture", the first core of the University of Trento. The Faculty of Sociology was the first of its kind in Italy. He supported the 1972 Autonomy Statute and the Provincial Urban Plan. He was also elected in the Senate in 1983 and 1987. He died in 1991 during the X Legislature and later replaced by Alberto Robol.

In 2007 the Trentino Institute of Culture became the Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK).

External links

• (in Italian) Biography