form a cabinet in May 1881 he practically retired from public life, devoting himself to his studies and his linen factory. Quintino Sella died in 1884 and was buried at Oropa where a pyramid was erected by the engineer Carlo Maggia as his monument; the implied anti-clericalism of this choice of an ‘Egyptian’ style matched Sella's rôle in the occupation of Rome. A passionate alpinist, he had found time during his political career to found the Club Alpino Italiano and a number of its mountain huts are named in his honour. He was also involved in the competition for the first ascent of the Matterhorn and he was portrayed in several related films such as The Mountain Calls and The Challenge. His Discorsi parlamentari were published (5 vols., 1887–1890) by order of the Chamber of Deputies. An account of his life and his scientific labours was given by A Cossa in the Proceedings of the Accademia dei Lincei (1884–1885). The mineral sellaite was named in his honor in 1869. Gallery See also Quintino Sella Hut (Mont Blanc) Refuge Quintino Sella au Félik References External links 1827 births 1884 deaths People from Mosso Historical Right politicians Finance ministers of Italy Education ministers of Italy Deputies of Legislature VIII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature IX of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature X of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XI of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XV of the Kingdom of Italy Politicians of Piedmont 19th-century Italian mathematicians Kingdom of Sardinia mountain climbers Italian mountain climbers University of Turin alumni Burials in Oropa Club Alpino Italiano Mines Paris - PSL alumni