Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio

Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio is a public sixth form college/senior high school (liceo classico) in Turin, Italy. It is named after the politician Massimo d'Azeglio.

History

It was established as the Collegio di Porta Nuova in 1831 and became the Regio Collegio Monviso in 1860. It was renamed to its current name in 1882.[1]

In the early 20th century several of the teachers were anti-Fascist figures, including Augusto Monti and Zino Zini. David Ward, author of "Primo Levi's Turin," wrote that Liceo d'Azeglio was "one of Turin's most prestigious schools".[2]

The school is linked to the founding of Juventus F.C. as Sport-Club Juventus in late 1897 by pupils of the school[3] but were renamed as Foot-Ball Club Juventus two years later.[4]

The school held two study days in honor of alumnus Primo Levi in 2007.[5]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Storia." Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio. Retrieved on August 1, 2017.
  2. Ward, David. "Primo Levi's Turin." In: Gordon, Robert S.C. (editor). The Cambridge Companion to Primo Levi (Cambridge Companions to Literature). Cambridge University Press, 30 July 2007. ISBN 1139827405, 9781139827409. CITED: p. 11.
  3. "Storia della Juventus Football Club". magicajuventus.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
  4. "Juventus Football Club: The History". Juventus Football Club S.p.A. official website. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
  5. Dei, Luigi (editor). Voci dal mondo per Primo Levi: in memoria, per la memoria. Firenze University Press, 2007. ISBN 8884536596, 9788884536594. Google Books PR 9. "Il 24 e 25 maggio 2007, il Liceo Classico “massimo D'Azeglio” di Torino, che ebbe come studente Primo Levi, ha promosso due Giornate di Studio per ricordare la figura e l'opera di Levi sotto l'Alto Patronato della Presidenza della Repubblica."

Further reading
  • (in Italian) Brandone, Giorgio and Tiziana Cerrato. I luoghi di Levi: atti del convegno di studi su Primo Levi, Liceo classico "D'Azeglio" Torino 24-25 maggio 2007 (Volume 1 of Quaderni del Liceo "D'Azeglio"). Liceo classico statale " Massimo D'Azeglio, 2008. See profile at Google Books.


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