Anthony Fauci
Birth Name: Anthony Stephen Fauci
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 24, 1940
Ethnicity: Italian, including Sicilian and one eighth Swiss-Italian
Anthony Fauci is an American physician and immunologist. He has served as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, since November 2, 1984, and Chief Medical Advisor to the President, since January 20, 2021.
Anthony is the son of Eugenia and Stephen A. Fauci, a pharmacist. He is married to nurse and bioethicist Christine Grady, with whom he has three children.
Anthony’s paternal grandfather was Antonino/Antonio Fauci (the son of Pietro Fauci and Accursia Abbruzzo). Anthony’s grandfather Antonino was born in Sciacca, Province of Agrigento, Sicily. Pietro was the son of Giuseppe Fauci and Calogera Maniscalco. Accursia was the daughter of Antonino Abbruzzo and Luigia Santangelo.
Anthony’s paternal grandmother was Calogera “Lillian”/”Lillie” Guardino (the daughter of Pietro Guardino and Calogera Curreri/Guirreri). Anthony’s grandmother Calogera was born in Sciacca. Pietro was the son of Stefano Guardino and Caterina Ciancimino. Anthony’s great-grandmother Calogera was the daughter of Girolamo Guirreri/Curreri and Giuseppa Marinello.
Anthony’s maternal grandfather was Giovanni John Robert Abys (the son of Raghet Abys and Maria Cristina Caruso). Giovanni was an artist, landscape and portrait painter, magazine illustrator, and graphic designer for commercial labels. He was born in Atripalda, Avellino, Campania. Anthony’s great-grandfather Raghet was born in Chur (or Coira in Italian), Grisons, Switzerland, the son of Giovanni Abys and Maria Riza Porta. The Abys family has been established in Coira since the early 17th century, and is originally from Piuro in Valtellina, Northern Lombardy. Anthony’s great-grandmother Maria Cristina was Italian, from Avellino.
Anthony’s maternal grandmother was named Raffaella Trematerra/Tremalaterra. Raffaella was born in Naples, Campania.
Sources: https://web.archive.org
Genealogy of Anthony Fauci – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Anthony Fauci (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com
Wait, how is he 1/4 Swiss Italian if Maria Cristina Caruso was from Italy? Wouldn’t this make Anthony grandfather only half Swiss-Italian?
Antonino Fauci and Calogera Guardino were from Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicily.
Raffaella Trematerra/Tremalaterra was from Naples, Campania.
Giovanni John Robert Abys (an artist) was born in Atripalda, Avellino, Campania (not in Switzerland as Wikipedia says) to Raghet Abys, who was born in Chur, Grisons, Switzerland (or Coira in Italian), and Maria Cristina Caruso, who was Italian, from Avellino.
Raghet Abys was the son of Giovanni Abys and Maria Riza Porta
http://www.imaginesmaiorum.net/surname.cfm?id=713
Abys family is mentioned in Coira since early XVII century and is originally from Piuro in Valtellina (Northern Lombardy), according to the book “A Bit of Myself” by Filomena Abys-Smith.