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Born Apr 15, 1939 · Torino, Piemonte, Italy
Active 2001–present · Awards: Aby Warburg Prize, Lysenko Prize, Viareggio Prize, Balzan Prize, honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University, honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg, honorary doctor of the University of Rennes 2, Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires
Carlo Ginzburg (born April 15, 1939) is an Italian historian and proponent of the field of microhistory. He is best known for Il formaggio e i vermi (1976, English title: The Cheese and the Worms), which examined the beliefs of an Italian…