Vittore Pisani

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Vittore Pisani (born February 23, 1899 in Rome , † December 22, 1990 in Como ) was an Italian linguist . He dealt with the Indo-European languages ​​of Europe and India.

Life

Pisani graduated from the University of Rome with a degree in philology in 1922. From 1933 to 1935 he worked as a lecturer at the University of Florence , from 1936 to 1938 as an associate professor at the University of Cagliari . From 1938 to 1964 he was a professor in Milan , as well as a lecturer in Sanskrit .

Pisani founded and ran the magazine Paideia . His main work is his history of the Latin language (1962–1975). In 1985 he received the Antonio Feltrinelli Prize for his scientific achievements .

He had eleven children with his wife Maria Luger.

Publications (selection)

  • Studi di lingua e letteratura lombarda offerti a Maurizio Vitale. Scritti di Vittore Pisani ... et al. Pisa 1983 (Articles)
  • Lingue preromane d'Italia, origini e fortune. 1978
  • L'etimologia. Milan 1947, Brescia 1967. Ger. The etymology. History, questions, method. Munich 1975
  • Storia delle letterature antiche dell'India. Milan 1954
  • Manuale storico della lingua latina. Turin 1952-1972
  • Geolinguistica e indeuropeo. Rome 1940
  • Grammatica dell'antico indiano. Rome 1933

literature

  • Ciro Santoro, Maria Teresa Laporta (ed.): Vittore Pisani glottologo (1899-1990). Bibliografia degli scritti. Galatina 1991

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lessico universale italiano. Supplemento II. Rome 1988, p. 235
  2. ↑ Chi è 7 (1961) p 536 f. - Who is who in Italy 1958, p. 767, 1987 p. 1015, 1988, p. 1404
personal data
SURNAME Pisani, Vittore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian linguist
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH December 22, 1990
Place of death Como