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Umberto Eco
Before he was a best-selling novelist, Umberto Eco's reputation rested on his academic writings on language and semiotics (the study of symbols). An Italian critic, philosopher and historian…Eco, Umberto
(Encyclopedia) Eco, UmbertoEco, Umbertoəmbĕrˈtō ĕcō [key], 1932–2016, Italian novelist, essayist, and semiotics scholar. His first novel, the best-selling Il nome della rosa (1980; tr. The Name of…Giordano, Umberto
(Encyclopedia) Giordano, UmbertoGiordano, Umberto&oomacr;mbĕrˈtō [key]Giordano, Umberto jōrdäˈnō [key], 1867–1948, Italian operatic composer. His most famous work is the richly melodic Andrea…The Prospect/FP Top 20 Public Intellectuals, 2008
Who are the world's leading public intellectuals? Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect magazine selected their top 100, and invited readers to vote for their top twenty. Here was…The Top Ten: Top Public Intellectuals
December 10 - 17 Top Public Intellectuals Rank Name Occupation Country 1. Noam Chomsky Linguist, author,…Biographies: Deaths of 2016
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(Encyclopedia) Borghese VillaBorghese Villabōrgāˈzā vēlˈlä [key] or Villa Umberto IVilla Umberto Ivēlˈlä &oomacr;mbĕrˈtō prēˈmō [key], summer palace built by Scipione Cardinal Borghese outside…Umberto
(Encyclopedia) Umberto. For Italian kings so named, use Humbert.