University of Padua – Persons of Indian Studies by Prof. Dr. Klaus Karttunen

DEVOTO, Giacomo

DEVOTO, Giacomo. Genoa 19.7.1897 — Florence 25.12.1974. Italian Linguist (Italic and IE). Professor in Padua and Florence. Son of Luigi D., a physician. Educated in Milano, from 1915 studies at Pavia. In 1916 to army, returned to the university in 1919. 1920 Ph.D. Then further studies at Berlin 1920-21 (under Schulze,…

CIARDI-DUPRÉ, Giuseppe

CIARDI-DUPRÉ, Giuseppe. Florence 13.9.1875 — 1953. Italian Linguist. Docent of IE comparative grammar at the R. Istituto di Studi Superiori in 1905-12, from 1912 Professor of “storia comparata delle lingue classiche” at Padua University, then at Catania and finally at Florence. Married with Teresa Vandoni, at least one son. Publications:…