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'''Aldo Massola''' (9 September 1910 – 6 July 1975) was an [[Italian people|Italian]]-[[Australian]] [[anthropologist]], a [[curator]] at the [[National Museum of Victoria]] in [[Melbourne]] from 1954 to 1964, who overcame scandal in his personal life to author a number of influential books about [[Aboriginal Victorians]].<ref name="Mulvaney"/>
Born in [[Rome]], Italy, he emigrated with his family to [[Melbourne]] in 1923. In 1964 he was imprisoned, having been found guilty of the theft of more than 250 rare gold coins.<ref>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107516346</ref>
Although his work has been superseded and updated, he remains important because of his pioneering studies in the field. His published books include: ''Bunjil's Cave: Myths, Legends and Superstitions of the Aborigines of South-East Australia'' (1968); ''Journey to Aboriginal Victoria'' (1970); ''Aboriginal Mission Stations in Victoria'' (1970) and ''The Aborigines of South-Eastern Australia As They Were'' (1971).
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