Eugenio Garin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eugenio Garin

Italian historian

Date of Birth: 09-May-1909

Place of Birth: Rieti, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 29-Dec-2004

Profession: historian, university teacher, philosopher, philosophy historian

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Eugenio Garin (May 9, 1909 – December 29, 2004) was an Italian philosopher and Renaissance historian.
He was recognised as an authority on the cultural history of the Renaissance.
Born at Rieti, Garin studied philosophy at the University of Florence, graduating in 1929, and after a period as professor of philosophy at the liceo scientifico Stanislao Cannizzaro in Palermo and the University of Cagliari, Garin began teaching at his alma mater in 1949 until 1974, then moving to the Scuola Normale di Pisa until his retirement in 1984.
He also was the editor of the journals Rinascimento and Giornale Critico della Filosofia Italiana.