LOVARINI, Emilio. Vicenza (or Lovadina) 7.4.1866 — Lovadina, Treviso 31.1.1955. Italian Philologist interested in Indology. Graduated from Padova in 1889 with Indological dissertation. Schoolteacher in Ragusa, Catanzaro, Taranto and from 1895 in Cesena. From 1900 Docent of Italian Literature at Bologna University and teacher of the same in R. Liceo Galvani (1904-29) and Liceo Artistico.

Publications: Diss. “La novellina g’ainica del re Pāpabuddhi e del ministro Dharmabuddhi”, GSAI 3, 1889, 94-127.

– “Un precetto indiano e un passo del Carducci”, Humanitas, numero unico della Croce Verde. Bologna 1911.

– Writings on Italian folklore and literature.

Sources: Franci 1991, 205; G. Vidossi, Giornale della Letteratura Italiana 131, 169-?; Gli studi orientali in Italia 1861–1911.