Quick Facts About Umberto Eco
- Born
- January 5, 1932
- Died
- February 19, 2016
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Profession
- Philosopher
- Notable works
- Il nome della rosa
- Known for
- The Name of the Rose, Foucault's Pendulum, Apocalypse Postponed, How to Write a Thesis, On Ugliness
- Spouse
- Renate Ramge
About Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory, as well as Foucault's Pendulum, his 1988 novel which touches on similar themes.
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Awards & Honors
The VIZE 97 Prize
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
honorary doctorate
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
Strega Prize
Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities
Prix Médicis étranger
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honorary doctor of the University of Tartu
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin
honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala
honorary doctorate from Brown University
honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University
Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art
Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
Cesare Pavese Prize
honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Bancarella Literary Prize
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honorary doctorate of Grenoble-III University
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honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University
honorary doctorate from University of Paris-II
honorary doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur University
honorary doctorate of the University of Burgos
honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
honorary doctor of the University of Athens
honorary doctor of Sofia University
Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires
honorary doctor of the University of Łódź
honorary doctor of Loyola University Chicago
honorary doctor of the University of Belgrade
honorary doctor of the University of Kent
honorary doctor of Rutgers University
