. ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁at ▁the ▁Emb ass y ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁China . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁has ▁attended ▁the ▁P ly mouth ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Ak ron , ▁Ohio ▁Category : I owa ▁State ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Iowa ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : I owa ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Sigma ▁Al pha ▁E psilon ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Giuseppe ▁Mont al enti ▁( 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁- ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁gen etic ist ▁and ▁zo ologist . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁gen et ics ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Nap les ▁( since ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁S ap ienza ▁University ▁of ▁Rome ▁( since ▁ 1 9 6 3 ). ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Acc adem ia ▁dei ▁L ince i ▁( 1 9 5 1 ). ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Mont al enti ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ast i . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁jur ist ▁and ▁a ▁magistr ate , ▁and ▁his ▁grand father ▁was ▁a ▁natural ist ▁and ▁an ▁ent om ologist . ▁ ▁After ▁high ▁school , ▁Giuseppe ▁Mont al enti ▁entered ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tur in , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ,