I recall hearing that everyone with a master's degree in Italy is called "Doctor," and Wikipedia indicates that this is the case [1]. That implies that Penon need not have a PhD to be called "dottore." That also makes sense of why people call Rossi "Dr. Rossi," although I think the rules of the language being used (English) should take precedence here.
As Penon's CV shows, he has a "Laurea" (Master's degree) in nuclear engineering. Eric [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurea#Former_status_of_the_Laurea_degree On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 2:39 PM, a.ashfield <a.ashfi...@verizon.net> wrote: > Does anyone have a direct reference for Fabio Penon's qualifications? I > see him listed in several European sources as: Dr. Ing. Fabio Penon, Ph.D. > in Nuclear Engineering (with 110/110 summa cum laude at the Alma Mater of > Bologna-Italy ). > > Jones Beene has stated he doesn't have a PhD and is just a glorified > mechanic. > >
