Carlo Ginzburg

Italian historian (1939-2026) · Italy · Writers · Died at 87

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2026In memoriamDied17 June 20262023Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos AiresAward2017Honorary Doctor of the University of Rennes 2Award2013Honorary Doctorate from the University of StrasbourgAward2012Honorary Doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne UniversityAward2010Balzan PrizeAward1998Viareggio PrizeAward1993Lysenko PrizeAward1992Aby Warburg PrizeAward1939Born15 April 1939

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Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires2023

Honorary Doctor of the University of Rennes 22017

Honorary Doctorate from the University of Strasbourg2013

Honorary Doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University2012

Balzan Prize2010

Viareggio Prize1998

Lysenko Prize1993

Aby Warburg Prize1992

Feltrinelli Prize

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Carlo Ginzburg

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Spouse Anna Rossi-Doria

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Carlo Ginzburg was an Italian historian and one of the founders of the field of microhistory. Coming from a Jewish family from Turin, he received a PhD from the University of Pisa in 1961. He subsequently pursued an academic career. His works include The Night Battles, The Cheese and the Worms, and Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath. He died in 2026 in Bologna.

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Italy