Born: 27 July 1835 · Died: 16 February 1907 · Age at death: 71
How old was Giosuè Carducci when he died?
Giosuè Carducci died aged 71. He was born on 27 July 1835 and died on 16 February 1907.
Italian poet and professor of Odi barbare who became the first Italian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1906
Did you know?He was a fierce republican and anticlericalist who once wrote a controversial hymn dedicated to Satan.
Quick facts
Date of birth27 July 1835
Date of death16 February 1907
Age at death71
NationalityItalian
BirthplaceValdicastello Carducci, Italy
Occupationwriter, poet, journalist
Editor's Take:
Giosuè Carducci was the poet of the new Italy. He grew up during the struggle to unite the country and became its leading literary voice. For more than 40 years he taught literature at the University of Bologna. He was a fierce republican and a critic of the Church's political power. His poems often use the metres of ancient Latin verse. In 1906 he became the first Italian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died the following year and was mourned as a national hero.
Key Milestones
1860: Bologna – professor
1863: Hymn to Satan – poem
1877: Barbarian Odes – poems
1890: Senator – appointed
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.
