Giosuè Carducci
Giosuè Carducci | |
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Carducci c. 1900 | |
| Born | Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci 27 July 1835 |
| Died | 16 February 1907 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Certosa di Bologna |
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa |
| Notable works | Barbarian Odes |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1906 |
| Spouse |
Elvira Menicucci (m. 1859) |
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| Senator of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| In office 4 December 1890 – 16 February 1907 | |
| Monarch | Umberto I |
Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci (27 July 1835 – 16 February 1907) was an Italian poet, writer, literary critic and teacher. He was noticeably influential, and was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy. In 1906, he became the first Italian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy awarded him the prize "not only in consideration of his deep learning and critical research, but above all as a tribute to the creative energy, freshness of style, and lyrical force which characterize his poetic masterpieces."