Background
D'Ottaviano, Itala Maria Loffredo was born on July 18, 1944 in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Daughter of Eurico Horácio and Climene (Machado de Oliveira) Loffredo.
mathematics educator Philosophy educator
D'Ottaviano, Itala Maria Loffredo was born on July 18, 1944 in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Daughter of Eurico Horácio and Climene (Machado de Oliveira) Loffredo.
Bachelor in Music, C. Gomes Musical Conservatory, Campinas, 1960; Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Catholic U. Campinas, 1966; Master of Science in Mathematics, Catholic U. Campinas, 1974; D in Mathematics, State University Campinas, 1982.
Assistant professor, Catholic U. Campinas, 1966-1967;
assistant professor mathematics department, State University Campinas, 1968-1982;
doctor assistant professor mathematics department, State University Campinas, 1982-1987;
lecturer professor mathematics department, State University Campinas, 1987-1993;
lecturer professor philosophy department, State University Campinas, since 1993. Reviewer Zentralblatt für Mathematics and Mathematics Revs. Advisor for several public private scientific institutions.
Referee several Brazilian and international publications. Visiting scholar University of Oxford, England, 1988. Visiting scholar University of California Berkeley, 1984-1985, Stanford University, 1984-1985.
Visiting teacher Universita Studi Torino, Italy, 1990.
Director education department Campinas, 1977-1978. 1st vice president Teachers Association State University Campinas, since 1994. Member Brazilian Logic Society (founding, president since 1994), Centre for Logic, Epistemology and The History of Science (founding, director 1986-1993, vice-director 1993-1995), Brazilian Society on the History of Science, Brazilian Mathematics Society, American Mathematics Society, Association for Symbolic Logic (president commission on logic inLatin American since 1993).
Married Carlos Roberto D'Ottaviano, April 29, 1968. Children: Maria Gabriela, Maria Camila, Fabrício.