Giacinto Morera who was awarded the 1878 laurea in engineering and the 1879 laurea in mathematics, attended courses held by Enrico d'Ovidio, Angelo Genocchi and Francesco Siacci (a mathematician, ballistician and officer of the army, who he called his mentor in life).
He earned in 1878 the laurea in engineering and then, in 1879, the laurea in mathematics, both awarded him from the Politecnico di Torino: According to , p. 605), the title of his thesis in the mathematical sciences was: "Sul moto di un punto attratto da due centri fissi colla legge di Newton". In Turin he attended the courses held by Enrico d'Ovidio, Angelo Genocchi and particularly the ones held by Francesco Siacci: later in his life, Morera acknowledged Siacci as his mentor in scientific research and life. Francesco Siacci (20 April 1839  31 May 1907), an Italian mathematician, ballistician, and officer in the Italian army, was born in Rome, Italy. 
