Gaetano De Sanctis

Politician

1870 – 1957

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Who was Gaetano De Sanctis?

Gaetano De Sanctis was an Italian ancient historian, classicist and lifetime senator. As the collection of his 'scritti minori' illustrates, his scope of scholarship ranged from Homer down to the Byzantine Empire. He was the influential teacher of Arnaldo Momigliano. His work 'Storia dei Romani' could be considered a monumental work.

He was president of the "Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana" from 1947 to 1954.

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Born
Oct 15, 1870
Rome
Nationality
  • Italy
Died
Apr 9, 1957
Rome

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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