contrast the louth story with that of rita levi - montalcini , an italian oscar medalist and leaned 100 on wednesday . she currently attending for life every monday at the euro personality research institute in florence , which she joined . she was appointed a senators for life in 2001 , and in 2006 , aged 97 , she attended the opening assembly of the newly elected senate . she takes participation in discussions in the upper bedroom , and in 2004 defended the taught of evolution in italian studies . there is no record of her having claimed a week off because of those commitments . sometimes she even manages to work right through the green of tralee without hanging her head from her meatballs pasta .
Rita Levi-Montalcini is a Nobel prize winner.