Umberto Eco was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, and cultural critic. In English he is best known for his 1980 novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics with biblical analysis and medieval studies, and for Foucault's Pendulum (1988), which touches on the history of occultism. He wrote prolifically throughout his life, including a twice monthly newspaper column in the magazine L'Espresso beginning in 1985, and was an emeritus professor at the University of Bologna, where he taught for much of his career. His 1995 essay Ur-Fascism, listing fourteen general properties he believed comprised fascist ideologies, continued to gain recognition into the twenty first century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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AwardAustrian State Prize for European Literature, 2001. 1 AwardBancarella Literary Prize, 1989. 1 AwardCesare Pavese Prize, 2011. 1 AwardCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres. 1 AwardGold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of Loyola University Chicago. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of Rutgers University, 2002. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of Sofia University, 1990. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of Tel Aviv University. 1 AwardHonorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1985. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur University, 2004. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University, 1989. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Athens. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Belgrade, 2009. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Kent. 1 AwardHonorary doctor of the University of Liège. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Łódź, 2015. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, 1990. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Tartu, 1996. 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Uppsala. 1 Awardhonorary doctorate from Brown University, 1985. 1 Awardhonorary doctorate from University of Paris-II, 2010. 1 Awardhonorary doctorate of Grenoble-III University, 1997. 1 Awardhonorary doctorate of the University of Burgos, 2013. 1 Awardhonorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow. 1 AwardHonorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires. 1 Awardhonorary doctorate, 1993. 1 AwardKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. 1 AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 1996. 1 AwardOfficer of the Legion of Honour. 1 AwardPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order. 1 AwardPrincess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities, 2000. 1 AwardPrix Médicis étranger, 1982. 1 AwardThe VIZE 97 Prize, 2000. 1 Classification
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1. Umberto Eco (Wikipedia)
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Umberto Eco ... was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
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Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Officer of the Legion of Honour
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of the University of Athens
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of Loyola University Chicago
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of the University of Kent
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Strega Prize
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Prix Médicis étranger
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctorate from Brown University
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of Sofia University
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctorate
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of the University of Tartu
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctorate of Grenoble-III University
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: The VIZE 97 Prize
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Austrian State Prize for European Literature
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of Rutgers University
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of the Marie and Louis Pasteur University
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of the University of Belgrade
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctorate from University of Paris-II
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Cesare Pavese Prize
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctorate of the University of Burgos
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: Bancarella Literary Prize
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
Award: honorary doctor of the University of Łódź
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932-19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator.
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The Name of the Rose...is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco.
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