Guglielmo Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission, development of Marconi's law, and a radio telegraph system. Google Books
Born: April 25, 1874, Palazzo Marescalchi, Bologna, Italy
Died: July 20, 1937 (age 63 years), Rome, Italy
Children: Maria Elettra Elena Anna Marconi, Degna Marconi, Gioia Marconi Braga, and more
Place of burial: Villa Griffone, Italy
Academic advisor: Augusto Righi
Dates knighted: 1902, 1905, 1929, and more