Deceased
Q12807
Umberto Eco
Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)
Born: January 5, 1932
(1932)
· Alessandria
Died: February 19, 2016
(2016)
· Milan
Age at death: 84 years
Cause of death: pancreatic cancer
Manner of death: natural causes
| Nationality | Kingdom of Italy, Italy |
|---|---|
| Occupation | writer, screenwriter, novelist, university teacher, philosopher, translator, literary critic, essayist, pedagogue, literary scholar, historian, medievalist, semiotician |
| Field of work | literary criticism, non-fiction literature, linguistics, structural linguistics, medieval philosophy, media culture, semiology, historical novel, semiotics, Italian literature |
| Education | University of Turin |
| Employer | University of Bologna, Collège de France |
| Gender | male |
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Source: Wikidata Q12807