Giulio Einaudi

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Giulio Einaudi

Giulio Einaudi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒuːljo eiˈnaudi]; 2 January 1912 – 5 April 1999) was an Italian book publisher. The eponymous company that he founded in 1933 became "a European wellspring of fine literature, intellectual thought and political theory"[1] and was once considered the most prestigious publishing house in Italy.[2] He was also the author of books on literature, history, philosophy, art and science.[1]

Biography

Giulio Einaudi was born in

president of the Italian Republic,[3]
and his wife Ida.

He attended the Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio,[4] and became a student of the anti-fascist Augusto Monti.

On 15 November 1933, he founded the publishing house

Giulio Einaudi Editore, located on the third floor of Via Arcivescovado 7 in Turin (the same building that had hosted Antonio Gramsci's L'Ordine Nuovo
).

Over his career, Einaudi published works by

Nikita S. Khrushchev and, later, publishing rights to a Khrushchev book that signalled post-Stalin détente policy directions for the country.[1]

In 1994, Einaudi's company was taken over by

Mondadori, a publishing conglomerate controlled by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.[3]
After working 64 years in the publishing business, Einaudi retired on 4 September 1997, aged 85, and died in Rome at the age of 87.

Family

Einaudi was married to Renata Aldrovandi and had three sons, Mario, Riccardo and Ludovico, and a daughter, Giuliana.[1] Ludovico is a pianist and composer.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Saxon, Wolfgang, "Giulio Einaudi, Italian Author And Publisher, Is Dead at 87", The New York Times (Archives), April 7, 1999.
  2. ^ "Einaudi", in Gino Moliterno (ed.), Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture, Routledge, 2002, p. 276. Reference to 'GIUNIO LUZZATTO' at opening of excerpt unrelated to Einaudi; via Google Books. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  3. ^ a b Hanley, Anne, "Obituary: Giulio Einaudi", The Independent, April 19, 1999.
  4. ISBN 1139827405, 9781139827409. CITED: p. 11
    .
  5. ^ "Bio / More About Ludovico Einaudi", rockpaperscissors.biz. Retrieved 5 June 2016.


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