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Carlo Ginzburg

Italian historian

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born
1939
died
2026
age at death
87
known for
historian, university teacher, cultural studies scholar

1939 – 2026

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Carlo Ginzburg was an Italian historian and one of the founders of the field of microhistory. Coming from a Jewish family from Turin, he received a PhD from the University of Pisa in 1961. He subsequently pursued an academic career. His works include The Night Battles, The Cheese and the Worms, and Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath.

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