Francesco Bruni (linguist)
Francesco Bruni (19 March 1943 – 24 June 2025) was an Italian linguist, literary historian and Italianist who was a member of the Accademia della Crusca.
Life and career
[edit]Bruni was born on 19 March 1943 in Perugia. He studied Classical Literature at the University of Naples, a pupil of Salvatore Battaglia, with whom he graduated on 5 July 1965, discussing a thesis on Romance philology entitled Problems and discussions of Aristotelian "Poetics": Sperone Speroni, Benedetto Varchi, Alessandro Piccolomini.[1]
After graduating, he held the Neapolitan chairs of Romance Philology and of Italian Literature. In the same years, he obtained teaching positions at the University of Bari and at the University of Salerno.[2]
He was directly dedicated to teaching the Italian language, with courses aimed at both native speakers and second-language learners: he held courses at the University for Foreigners of Perugia.[3]
In 1991, he moved to Ca' Foscari University of Venice, to teach at the chair of "History of the Italian language", a position that lasted until his retirement in 2010.[4]
Bruni died on 24 June 2025, aged 82.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Francesco Bruni storico della lingua italiana | Accademia Dei Lincei". www.lincei.it. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ Lepschy, Giulio C. (2002-01-01). Mother Tongues and Other Reflections on the Italian Language. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-3729-9.
- ^ Piotto, Alberto. "Ricerca Persone - Ca' Foscari". www.unive.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "Addio al professore emerito Francesco Bruni, ordinario di Linguistica italiana a Ca' Foscari e illustre studioso". www.unive.it (in Italian). 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "Cultura, è morto il linguista Francesco Bruni: aveva 82 anni". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- 1943 births
- 2025 deaths
- 20th-century Italian linguists
- 20th-century Italian historians
- 21st-century Italian historians
- University of Naples Federico II alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Bari
- Academic staff of the University of Salerno
- Academic staff of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice
- People from Perugia