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    Umberto Eco (1932-2016) was an Italian scholar, novelist, and cultural critic. He is known for his works on semiotics, medieval studies, and political commentary, such as The Name of the Rose and Ur-Fascism.

  2. Umberto Eco (born January 5, 1932, Alessandria, Italy—died February 19, 2016, Milan) was an Italian literary critic, novelist, and semiotician (student of signs and symbols) best known for his novel Il nome della rosa (1980; The Name of the Rose).

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  3. Learn about the life and achievements of Umberto Eco, an Italian author, literary critic, semiotician and philosopher. Explore his famous novels, his contributions to semiotics and media theory, and his legacy in academia and culture.

  4. The Name of the Rose is a historical mystery novel by Umberto Eco, published in 1980. It features a Franciscan friar investigating a series of murders in a medieval abbey, and explores themes of semiotics, biblical analysis, and literary theory.

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  5. Feb 20, 2016 · Umberto Eco, an Italian scholar in the arcane field of semiotics who became the author of best-selling novels, notably the blockbuster medieval mystery “The Name of the Rose,” died on Friday at...

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  6. Feb 20, 2016 · MILAN (AP) — Umberto Eco catapulted to global literary fame three decades ago with “The Name of the Rose,” a novel in which professorial erudition underpinned a medieval thriller that sold some 30 million copies in more than 40 languages.

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  8. Feb 19, 2016 · Umberto Eco was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel The Name of the Rose, a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory, as well as Foucault's ...

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