Vittore Branca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vittore Branca

Italian philologist and literary critic

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1913

Place of Birth: Savona, Liguria, Italy

Date of Death: 28-May-2004

Profession: university teacher, literary critic, philologist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Vittore Branca (Savona, July 9, 1913 - Venice, May 28, 2004) was a philologist, literary critic and Italian academic.
Branca was a professor emeritus of Italian literature at the University of Padua until his death in 2004, as well as one of the most acclaimed contemporary scholars of Boccaccio. He was a man with strong religious roots during the Second World War who participated in the partisan struggle.