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Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary…

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Alma mater
University of Turin
Academic advisor
Luigi Pareyson
Born
(1932-01-05)5 January 1932 Alessandria, Kingdom of Italy
Children
2
Died
19 February 2016(2016-02-19) (aged 84) Milan, Italy
Era
20th-/21st-century philosophy

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Umberto Eco

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Institutions · 4
Umberto Eco → University of Bologna, University of Florence, University of Milan, University of the Republic of San Marino
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Umberto Eco → the intention of the reader (intentio lectoris), the limits of interpretation, The open work (opera aperta)
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Umberto Eco → Luigi Pareyson
Alma mater · 1
Umberto Eco → University of Turin
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Umberto Eco → (1932-01-05)5 January 1932 Alessandria, Kingdom of Italy
Children · 1
Umberto Eco → 2
Died · 1
Umberto Eco → 19 February 2016(2016-02-19) (aged 84) Milan, Italy
Era · 1
Umberto Eco → 20th-/21st-century philosophy

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Umberto EcoChildren21.00infobox
Umberto EcoDied19 February 2016(2016-02-19) (aged 84) Milan, Italy1.00infobox
Umberto EcoEra20th-/21st-century philosophy1.00infobox
Umberto EcoInstitutionsUniversity of Milan1.00infobox
Umberto EcoInstitutionsUniversity of Florence1.00infobox
Umberto EcoInstitutionsUniversity of Bologna1.00infobox
Umberto EcoInstitutionsUniversity of the Republic of San Marino1.00infobox
Umberto EcoMain interestsSemiotics (literary semiotics, film semiotics, comics semiotics)1.00infobox
Umberto EcoNotable ideasThe open work (opera aperta)1.00infobox
Umberto EcoNotable ideasthe intention of the reader (intentio lectoris)1.00infobox
Umberto EcoNotable ideasthe limits of interpretation1.00infobox
Umberto EcoRegionWestern philosophy1.00infobox
Umberto EcoSchoolContinental philosophy Post-structuralism1.00infobox
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