Remigio Sabbadini

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Remigio Sabbadini (23 November 1850 – 7 February 1934) was an Italian classical philologist.[1][2][3]

Biography[edit]

Born in Sarego, Province of Vicenza to Giuseppe and Luigia Allegro, a peasant couple, Sabbadini began studying in Veneto before moving to Florence, where he graduated in Latin literature with a thesis on Virgil . Qualified as a lecturer in high schools, in 1886 he became a professor of Latin literature at the University of Catania , and then at the Accademia scientifico-letteraria di Milano from 1900 (which with the Gentile Reform , became part of the University of Milan). He was retired due to his age in 1926, when he was appointed professor emeritus.

He was a corresponding member of the Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere since 1905, corresponding member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino from 1911, correspondent member of the Accademia dei Lincei since 1910 and national member since 1920; and a member of the Accademia dell'Arcadia with the "pastoral name" of Filarco Eteo. He was elected a corresponding fellow of the British Academy in 1922.[4]

Married in 1890 to Amalia Grifi, he had a daughter, Ada, wife of the politician and Latinist Concetto Marchesi.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SABBADINI, Remigio in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ^ "Sabbadini, Remìgio su Enciclopedia | Sapere.it". www.sapere.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. ^ "Sabbadini, Remigio nell'Enciclopedia Treccani". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  4. ^ "Professor Remigio Sabbadini FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 2021-09-04.