Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)
| Description | Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932-01-05 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Alessandria Alessandria Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2016-02-19 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Milano Milan Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | Italy Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | IT Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Italy Italy Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | medievalist pedagogue literary critic literary scholar screenwriter translator historian essayist writer philosopher semiologist university teacher novelist Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | essay Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium College of 'Pataphysics International Association for Semiotic Studies American Academy of Arts and Letters CICAP Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei Source: Wikidata |
| Awards | honorary doctor of the University of Tartu honorary doctorate honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense honorary doctor of the University of Belgrade Honorary doctor of the University of Liège honorary doctor of Loyola University Chicago honorary doctor of Rutgers University Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Officer of the Legion of Honour Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities Strega Prize honorary doctorate of the University of Burgos honorary doctor of Sofia University Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art Q109986273 honorary doctor of the University of Athens honorary doctorate from University of Paris-II The VIZE 97 Prize honorary doctor of the University of Kent honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin Prix Médicis étranger honorary doctorate from Brown University honorary doctorate of Grenoble-III University Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Austrian State Prize for European Literature honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur University Cesare Pavese Prize Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Bancarella Literary Prize Q137385829 honorary doctor of the University of Łódź Source: Wikidata |
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