Fabio Taglioni was Ducati's head engineer and designer and on Sept 10 Taglioni wouild have been 100 years old. Of course Taglioni is most recognized for his work on the DESMO valve systems that are in use on all Ducatis today.
The attached link will also take you to another link which is a You Tube video of Taglioni's life
https://www.ducati.com/ww/en/news/ducati-celebrates-the-centenary-of-fabio-taglioniPaso87