Raffaele Pettazzoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Raffaele Pettazzoni

Italian historian of religion

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1883

Place of Birth: San Giovanni in Persiceto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1959

Profession: historian

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Raffaele Pettazzoni (3 February 1883 – 8 December 1959) was a historian of Italian religion.
He was one of the first academics to propose a historical approach to the study of religion.
He was editor-in-chief of the journal Numen and president of the International Association for the History of Religions from 1950-1959.