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Carlo Ossola

Italian philologist and literary critic · Italy · On the map · Writers · Born 1946 · age 80

Carlo Ossola is an Italian philologist, literary critic and literature historian. Since 2000, he holds the chair of modern literature of Neo-Latin Europe at the Collège de France.

Carlo Ossola is read about 15 times a day, in 7 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 5 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Grande médaille de la francophonie2026
Bonavera Prize1975
Feltrinelli Prize
Cesare Pavese Prize

About this person

He has previously taught at the University of Geneva, University of Padua and University of Turin, and from 2007 to 2017 has directed the Institute of Italian studies at the Università della Svizzera italiana. He is a corresponding fellow of the British Academy.

Country
Italy
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 80