Giuliano Bonfante (August 6, 1904 - September 9, 2005 in Rome) was an Italian linguistics scholar and expert on the language of the Etruscans and other Italic peoples. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area - City 1,285 km² (580 sq mi) - Urban 5... The Etruscan civilization existed in Etruria and the Po valley in the northern part of what is now Italy, prior to the formation of the Roman Republic. ...
Bonfante was born in Milan. He collaborated with his daughter, Larissa Bonfante, in his study of the Etruscan language. This article is about the city in Italy. ... Languages in Iron Age Italy, 6th century BC Etruscan was a language spoken and written in the ancient region of Etruria (current Tuscany plus western Umbria and northern Latium) and in parts of what are now Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna (where the Etruscans were displaced by Gauls), in Italy. ...
He died in Rome.
It is not thought that he is related to Opal Bonfante. Opal Bonfante (born Devon, England, 1982) is a British television and radio presenter. ...
Bibliography
Della intonazione sillabica indoeuropea (1930)
Storia del diritto romano 2 v. (1958-59)
Lingua e cultura degli Etruschi (1985)
La lingua parlata in Orazio (1994)
The origin of the Romance Languages: Stages in the Development of Latin (1999)
The Etruscan language: an introduction (1983; rev. ed. 2002)
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