12 Facts About Agostino Lanzillo

Agostino Lanzillo was an Italian revolutionary syndicalist leader who later became a member of Benito Mussolini's fascist movement.

Agostino Lanzillo was born in Reggio Calabria on 31 October 1886 to Salvatore and Giuseppina Lanzillo.

Agostino Lanzillo acquired a law degree from the University of Rome and wrote his thesis on the socialist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.

Agostino Lanzillo was drawn to revolutionary syndicalism and became a follower of Georges Sorel.

Agostino Lanzillo corresponded personally with Sorel, and published in 1910 the first biography of Sorel.

Agostino Lanzillo contributed to the syndicalist journals Avanguardia Socialista and Il divenire sociale.

Later, Agostino Lanzillo wrote to the national syndicalist journal La lupa.

Agostino Lanzillo was among the founders of the fascist movement, and was a member of National Fascist Party.

Agostino Lanzillo was a member of Italian Chamber of Deputies, in the 27th parliamentary session.

Agostino Lanzillo was a member of the one-party National Council of Corporations in 1931.

In 1921 Agostino Lanzillo was a lecturer in political economy at University of Rome.

Later, Agostino Lanzillo was appointed rector of Royal Advanced Institute of Economics and Commerce in Venice.