Luisa Banti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luisa Banti

Italian archaeologist and Etruscan scholar

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1894

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1978

Profession: writer, university teacher, art historian, archaeologist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Luisa Banti (1894-1978) was an Italian archaeologist, art historian, and educator specializing in the Etruscan and Minoan civilizations.
Her best known work is Il mondo degli Etruschi (The World of the Etruscans).
First published in 1960 and translated into several languages, it influenced scholarly opinion for many years and became a classic text.