Franco Pierno

Franco Pierno

First Name: 
Franco
Last Name: 
Pierno
Title: 
Professor
Biography : 

FRANCO PIERNO (Laurea in Storia della lingua, Pavia; Doctorat en linguistique et philologie romanes, Strasbourg; Habilitation en Linguistique Italienne, Strasbourg) is a Full Professor (Italian Linguistics) and a member of Trinity College at the University of Toronto. Before coming to Toronto, he taught at the universities of Strasbourg, Basel, and Neuchâtel. He has also been invited as Visiting Researcher by the following academic institutions: John Carter Brown Library (Brown University; Visiting Fellow); "Fondation Maison Sciences de l'Homme" (Paris; "Directeur d'Études Associé"); Universität Dresden (Senior Fellow).

Education: 
Habilitation, University of Strasbourg
Doctorat, University of Strasbourg
Laurea, University of Pavia
Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Episcopal Seminary of Pavia

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Areas of Interest: 
  • History of Italian Language
  • History of French Language
  • Italian Lexicography
  • French Lexicography
  • Italian Language and Religion
  • French Language and Religion
  • European Linguistic Policies
  • Italian and French Protestant Literature (16th century)
  • Linguistic Aspects of Jesuit Relations (17th century)
Cross-Appointments: 
Department of Italian Studies
Administrative Service: 
Associate Chair - Graduate, Department of Italian Studies, 2021-2023
Other Website: 
Department of Italian Studies: 
https://www.italianstudies.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/franco-pierno
Profile on Academia.edu: 
https://utoronto.academia.edu/FrancoPierno
OIM (CA-PR-US): 
https://www.italianstudies.utoronto.ca/research/osservatorio-degli-italianismi-nel-mondo-oim-sezione-canada-usa-puerto-rico

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Meta Description: 
Professor Franco Pierno at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto