Luciano Orlando (13 May 1887, Caronia, Messina – 21 August 1915, Isonzo) was an Italian mathematician and military engineer.
[1][2] Orlando received in 1903 his laurea from the University of Messina, where he was a student of Bagnera and Marcolongo.
He took part in some university competitions but was unsuccessful and when, in 1915, he went into military action, some of his friends warned him that they thought his courage might quickly lead to his death.
He died as Captain of Military Engineers, leading an action of his company of demolition specialists against the bridge of St. Daniel near Tolmin.
[1] (Half of the entire Italian WW I casualties occurred in the Battles of the Isonzo.)