Remembering Nella Gridelli Velicogna Nella Gridelli Velicogna (by Vincenzo Ferrari) - ABSTRACT: who passed away on 15 January 2008, aged 83, was the scientific and editorial secretary of Sociologia del diritto for nearly three decades, but by no means could her virtues be confined to her most valuable contribution to the growth of this journal. Her studies on Absenteeism and law, Family consultancy centres, Family planning and, especially, her reconstruction of the thought of Scipio Sighele, a trail-blazer in Italian positivism, bear witness to her quality as a fully-fledged scholar, who unfortunately commenced her academic career too late to reach the targets she certainly deserved. (English texts revised by Pete Kercher)