Giuliano Bonfante
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Giuliano Bonfante was an Italian
linguistics scholar and expert on the language of the Etruscans and other Italic peoples. He was professor of linguistics at the University of Turin
.
Bonfante was born in Milan
. He collaborated with his daughter, Larissa Bonfante
, in his study of the Etruscan language
.
He died in Rome.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
linguistics scholar and expert on the language of the Etruscans and other Italic peoples. He was professor of linguistics at the University of Turin
University of Turin
The University of Turin is a university in the city of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy...
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Bonfante was born in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. He collaborated with his daughter, Larissa Bonfante
Larissa Bonfante
Larissa Bonfante is an American classicist, Professor of Classics at New York University and an authority on Etruscan language and culture.Born in Naples, 1929, daughter of professor Giuliano Bonfante , Bonfante studied fine arts and classics at Barnard College, gaining her BA in 1954; she gained...
, in his study of the Etruscan language
Etruscan language
The Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization, in what is present-day Italy, in the ancient region of Etruria and in parts of Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna...
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He died in Rome.
Necrology
- http://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/curric/necrolog.htm
- http://www.ilmanifesto.it/Quotidiano-archivio/10-Settembre-2005/art84.html