Name Giuliano Bonfante | Children Larissa Bonfante | |
Died September 9, 2005, Rome, Italy Books The Etruscan language, The origin of the Romance Languages Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada | ||
Giuliano Bonfante (Milan, August 6, 1904 – Rome, September 9, 2005) was an Italian linguist and expert on the language of the Etruscans and other Italic peoples. He was professor of linguistics at the University of Turin.
Bonfante was born in Milan, the son of jurist Pietro Bonfante. He collaborated with his daughter, Larissa Bonfante, in his study of the Etruscan language. He became a member of the Accademia dei Lincei in 1958.
He died in Rome.
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