Emanuele Stolfi
The Author examines the academic career of Francesco Saverio Bianchio who taught civil law in the University of Parma (1855-1873) and Siena (1873-1880), before he became a magistrate and then a member of Senate. This article analyzes the scientific production of Bianchi , the academic context in which he worked, his contribution in the establishment of important institutions (especially the Circolo Giuridico in Siena founded in 1878).