Microhistory Pioneer Carlo Ginzburg, Who Gave Voice to the Marginalized, Dies at 87
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Son of the writers Natalia and Leone Ginzburg, the renowned author of “Cheese and Worms” had received in 2023 an Honorary Diploma Cause from the University of Buenos Aires
The historian Carlo Ginzburg died at the age of 87, according to the great Italian media. Born in Turin, son of writer Natalia Ginzburg and intellectual Leone Ginzburg, he was a master of the art of “microhistory”, centered on the daily life and popular culture of other times, as shown in his great work “Cheese and Worms”. Born in Turin in 1939, he was emeritus professor of the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, where he had studied. In his teach…
His book about a miller who was executed by the Inquisition became a bestseller in historiography: now the Italian historian Carlo Ginzburg died 87 years old.
Translated in many languages, the former professor of Bologna, Yale or Harvard has always focused on giving priority to specific cases and giving a place to chance in his research.
Italian historian Carlo Ginzburg has died at the age of 87, sources said on Wednesday. The Turin native was leading figure in the field of microhistory. (ANSA)
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