Titolo: Nobel laureate for medicine in 1986, Ita

Descrizione: Nobel laureate for medicine in 1986, Italian Rita Levi Montalcini (C) is greeted by French ambassador to Italy Jean-Marc de La Sabliere (R) and French director of the Villa Medicis Frederic Mitterrand during an award ceremony on December 5, 2008 at the French Accademy in Rome. 99 year-old Rita Levi Montalcini was awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and received the first medal of honour of the Villa Medicis. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

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