Giuseppe Tucci, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giuseppe Tucci

Italian orientalist

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1894

Place of Birth: Macerata, Marche, Italy

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1984

Profession: writer, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Giuseppe Tucci (Italian pronunciation: [d?u'z?ppe 'tutt?i]; 5 June 1894 – 5 April 1984) was an Italian Orientalist, Indologist and scholar of East Asian studies, specialised in Tibetan culture and history of Buddhism.
During its zenith, Tucci was a supporter of Italian Fascism, and he used idealized portrayals of Asian traditions to support Italian ideological campaigns.
Tucci was fluent in several European languages, Sanskrit, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit, Chinese and Tibetan and he taught at the University of Rome La Sapienza until his death.
He is considered one of the founders of the field of Buddhist Studies.