What is Umberto Eco's full name?
Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco nickname(s):
Eco
Umberto Eco date of birth:
January 5, 1932
How old was Umberto Eco when died?
84
Where was Umberto Eco born?
Alessandria, Italy
When did Umberto Eco die?
February 19, 2016
Where did Umberto Eco die?
Milan, Italy
Umberto Eco body shape:
Average
What color are Umberto Eco's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Umberto Eco's hair?
Grey
What is Umberto Eco's ethnicity?
White
What is Umberto Eco nationality?
Italian
Where did Umberto Eco go to school?
Plana high school, Alessandria, Italy (1946-1951)
Where did Umberto Eco go to university?
University of Turin
What is Umberto Eco's occupation?
Critic, university teacher, writer
Umberto Eco claim to fame:
The Rose Name
Short Biography
Umberto Eco (born 5 January 1932) is an Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist. He is best known for his groundbreaking 1980 historical mystery novel Il nome della rosa (The Name of the Rose), an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory. He has since written other novels, including Il pendolo di Foucault (Foucault's Pendulum) and L'isola del giorno prima (The Island of the Day Before). His novel Il cimitero di Praga (The Prague Cemetery), released in 2010, was a best-seller.