Francesco D'Ovidio explained

Birth Date:5 December 1849
Birth Place:Campobasso, Italy
Death Date:24 November 1925
Death Place:Naples, Italy
Discipline:philology
literary criticism
Workplaces:University of Naples
Sub Discipline:Romance philology

Francesco D'Ovidio (Campobasso, 5 December 1849 – Naples, 24 November 1925) was an Italian philologist and literary critic. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.[1]

Biography

He was educated at Pisa and Naples. In 1870 he became professor of Romance philology at the University of Naples.

Works

His thorough scholarship and keen criticism are shown in a large number of works, of which the following are the most noteworthy:

References

Attribution

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomination Database. www.nobelprize.org. 2017-04-19.