Umberto Eco

Summary

Umberto Eco is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Alessandria^[2]. He passed away in Milan^[3]. He worked as a philosopher^[4], novelist^[5], essayist^[6], pedagogue^[7], and screenwriter^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,295 views/month, #5,650 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Umberto Eco's place of birth was Alessandria^[2].
• Umberto Eco passed away in Milan^[3].
• Umberto Eco was married to Renate Ramge^[10].
• Umberto Eco held citizenship in Italy^[11].
• Umberto Eco held citizenship in Kingdom of Italy^[12].
• Italian was Umberto Eco's native language^[13].
• Umberto Eco worked as a philosopher^[4].
• Umberto Eco worked as a novelist^[5].
• Umberto Eco's professions included essayist^[6].
• Umberto Eco worked as a pedagogue^[7].
• Umberto Eco's professions included screenwriter^[8].
• Umberto Eco's professions included translator^[14].
• Umberto Eco's field of work was medieval philosophy^[15].
• Umberto Eco's field of work was media culture^[16].
• Umberto Eco's field of work was semiology^[17].
• Umberto Eco's field of work was structural linguistics^[18].
• Umberto Eco's field of work was non-fiction literature^[19].
• Umberto Eco's field of work was historical novel^[20].
• Umberto Eco was employed by University of Bologna^[21].
• Among Umberto Eco's employers was Collège de France^[22].
• Umberto Eco's education included a stint at University of Turin^[23].
• Umberto Eco received the Officer of the Legion of Honour^[24].
• Umberto Eco received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[25].
• Umberto Eco received the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[26].
• Umberto Eco received the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IT^[29]

• Began / founded: 1932-01-05^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2016-02-19^[31]

• Genre(s): audio drama^[32]

• Community tags: audio drama, audiobook, has german audio plays, has german audiobooks^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: b7050d34-937c-4aa4-9291-66ed4d9c0f0e^[34]

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Origins and Family

Umberto Eco's place of birth was Alessandria^[2]. Italian was his native language^[13].

Education

Umberto Eco's education included a stint at University of Turin^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[4], novelist^[5], essayist^[6], pedagogue^[7], screenwriter^[8], and translator^[14]. Fields of work include medieval philosophy^[15], an aspect in a historical period^[35]; media culture^[16]; semiology^[17], an academic discipline^[36]; structural linguistics^[18]; non-fiction literature^[19], a sub-set of literature^[37]; and historical novel^[20], a novel genre^[38]. Employers include University of Bologna^[21], a public university^[39], in Italy^[40], founded in 1088^[41], headquartered in Bologna^[42] and Collège de France^[22], a higher education institution^[43], in France^[44], founded in 1530^[45], headquartered in Paris^[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Legion of Honour^[24], a grade of an order^[47], in France^[48]; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[25], a grade of an order^[49], in France^[50]; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[26], a civil decoration^[51], in Prussia^[52], founded in 1842^[53]; Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[27], a grade of an order^[54], in Germany^[55]; Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin^[56], an award^[57], in Germany^[58]; and Honorary doctor of the University of Liège^[59].

Personal Life

Among Umberto Eco's spouses was Renate Ramge^[10]. His religion is recorded as atheism^[60].

Death and Burial

Umberto Eco died in Milan^[3].

Why It Matters

Umberto Eco ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,295 views/month, #5,650 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

He has been cited as an influence by Kevin McAleer^[63], a stand-up comedian^[64], b. 1956^[65], of Ireland^[66] and Zurab Karumidze^[67], a writer^[68], 1957–2023^[69], of Soviet Union^[70], awarded the Saba prize^[71], specialised in English-language literature^[72].

He is credited with the discovery of Reader model^[73], a literature term^[74]. Works attributed to him include The Name of the Rose^[75], a literary work^[76], founded in 1980^[77]; Foucault's Pendulum^[78], a literary work^[79], founded in 1988^[80]; Ur-Fascism^[81], a literary work^[82], in Italy^[83]; The Prague Cemetery^[84], a literary work^[85], founded in 2010^[86]; Baudolino^[87], a literary work^[88], founded in 2000^[89]; and The Island of the Day Before^[90].

FAQs

Where was Umberto Eco born?

Born in Alessandria^[2], Umberto Eco…

Where did Umberto Eco die?

Umberto Eco passed away in Milan^[3].

Who was Umberto Eco married to?

Umberto Eco's spouses include Renate Ramge^[10].

What did Umberto Eco do for work?

Umberto Eco worked as philosopher^[4], novelist^[5], essayist^[6], pedagogue^[7], and screenwriter^[8].

Where did Umberto Eco go to school?

Umberto Eco was educated at University of Turin^[23].

What awards did Umberto Eco receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour^[24], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎^[25], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[26], and Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[27].

Who did Umberto Eco influence?

Umberto Eco has been cited as an influence by Kevin McAleer^[63] and Zurab Karumidze^[67].

What did Umberto Eco discover?

Umberto Eco is credited as discoverer of Reader model^[73].