Calogero Rizzuto (architect)

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Calogero Rizzuto
Born(1955-01-20)20 January 1955
Died23 March 2020(2020-03-23) (aged 65)
Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Palermo
OccupationArchitect

Calogero Rizzuto (20 January 1955 – 23 March 2020) was an Italian architect and historic preservationist.

Life and career

Rizzuto graduated from University of Palermo with a degree in architecture in 1983 and worked as a resident architect in Rosolini until 1989. In the following years, he acquired great competence as a manager in the cultural and tourism sector through projects in Sicily.[1]

Since 2007, Rizzuto had been responsible for the cultural heritage of the Sicilian region on the

Heloros) and devoted himself to the further development and securing of the archaeological sites.[2]

Rizzuto, who lived in Rosolini, was married and had two children. He died on 23 March 2020, at the age of 65 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Addio a Calogero Rizzuto, una vita al servizio dei beni culturali siciliani". Le Vie dei Tesori News (in Italian). 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Siracusa, la scomparsa di Calogero Rizzuto: i messaggi di cordoglio". Siracusa Times (in Italian). 23 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Siracusa, è morto in Rianimazione Calogero Rizzuto: stroncato dal coronavirus" (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Coronavirus, è deceduto l'architetto Calogero Rizzuto". Corriere Elorino (in Italian). 23 March 2020.