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Eugenio Garin

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Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy (1909-2004)

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Eugenio Garin was an Italian philosopher and Renaissance historian. He was recognised as an authority on the cultural history of the Renaissance.

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2001Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award
1993Viareggio-Versilia International Prize
1983doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University
1975Serena Medal

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About this person

Eugenio Garin was an Italian philosopher and Renaissance historian. He was recognised as an authority on the cultural history of the Renaissance. Born at Rieti, Garin studied philosophy at the University of Florence, graduating in 1929, and after a period as professor of philosophy at the liceo scientifico Stanislao Cannizzaro in Palermo and the University of Cagliari, Garin began teaching at his alma mater in 1949 until 1974, then moving to the Scuola Normale di Pisa until his retirement in 1984. The Graduate School of Historical Studies at San Marino was inaugurated with a public lecture by Eugenio Garin on 30 September 1989. Garin was an elected member of both the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He also was the editor of the journals Rinascimento and Giornale Critico della Filosofia Italiana.

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Italy
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Academic
Status
deceased
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Lived 1909 to 2004 · aged 95
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