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Eugenio Garin

Italian philosopher and historian of philosophy (1909-2004) · Italy · On the map · Academics · Died at 95

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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2004Died29 December 20042001Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement AwardAward1993Viareggio-Versilia International PrizeAward1983Doctor Honoris Causa from the Paris-Sorbonne UniversityAward1975Serena MedalAward1909Born9 May 1909

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Awards

Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award2001
Viareggio-Versilia International Prize1993
Doctor Honoris Causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University1983
Serena Medal1975

About this person

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.

Country
Italy
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 2004 · aged 95