page_title: Piergiorgio Odifreddi
hierarchical_section_title: Piergiorgio Odifreddi
caption_attribution_description: English: Piergiorgio Odifreddi (italian mathematician) at Festival della Mente Italiano: Foto di it:Piergiorgio Odifreddi (matematico e divulgatore scientifico italiano) scattata al Festival della Mente
context_page_description: Piergiorgio Odifreddi, is an Italian mathematician, logician, essayist and fond of the history of science.
  He is particularly well known in Italy for his longstanding criticisms and ridicule of the catholic church and religions in general and the writings and popular interventions of Antonino Zichichi.
context_section_description: Piergiorgio Odifreddi (born July 13 1950), is an Italian mathematician, logician, essayist and fond of the history of science.
  He is particularly well known in Italy for his longstanding criticisms and ridicule of the catholic church and religions in general and the writings and popular interventions of Antonino Zichichi.
caption: Piergiorgio Odifreddi at the Festival della Mente.
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