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Umberto Eco

January 5, 1932 – February 19, 2016 · Italy

Philosopher, Novelist, Essayist, Pedagogue, Screenwriter, Translator, University teacher, Semiologist, Writer, Literary critic, Medievalist, Literary scholar, Historian

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Biography

Born: January 5, 1932 · Alessandria
Died: February 19, 2016 · Milan
Nationality: Italy
Gender: Male
Languages: Italian, French, Latin
Education: University of Turin

Awards & Honours

1981Strega Prize
1982Prix Médicis étranger
1985honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1985honorary doctorate from Brown University
1989honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University
1989Bancarella Literary Prize
1990honorary doctor of Sofia University
1990honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
1993honorary doctorate
1996Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
1996honorary doctor of the University of Tartu
1997honorary doctorate of Grenoble-III University
2000Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities
2000The VIZE 97 Prize
2001Austrian State Prize for European Literature
2002honorary doctor of Rutgers University
2004honorary doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur University
2009honorary doctor of the University of Belgrade
2010honorary doctorate from University of Paris-II
2011Cesare Pavese Prize
2013honorary doctorate of the University of Burgos
2015honorary doctor of the University of Łódź
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin
Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University
honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala
honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
honorary doctor of the University of Athens
Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires
honorary doctor of Loyola University Chicago
honorary doctor of the University of Kent
Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art