Gianfranco Folena#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 416 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | LINGUISTIC STUDIES |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
Gianfranco Folena passed away in February 14, 1992.
Positions Held
- Professor of Humanities and Philology Medieval History at the University of Padua
Fields of Scholarship
- Romance philology
- History of culture
Honours and Awards
- Member of Academy of the Lincei
- Member of Accademia della Crusca
- Member of Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Bavarian Academy of Sciences)
- Member of Academia Europaea
- 1967 president of Società di Linguistica Italiana
- 1972 Feltrinelli Prize
- 1983 Viareggio Prize
