Antonio Carrelli (01.07.1900-1980) was an Italian physicist, a member of the Accademia dei Lincei (1947) and its president. He was born in Naples, where he graduated from the university. In 1930 —32 he was professor at the University of Catania, and from 1932 professor and director of the Institute of Experimental Physics of the University of Naples.
His research concerned optics, thermodynamics, acoustics, molecular physics, nuclear physics, electronics and magnetism.
In 1962 —64 he was president of the National Committee for Physics, and in 1964—67 vice-president of Euratom.