Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio

{{Short description|Senior high school in Turin, Italy}}

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{{Infobox school

| image = Massimo D'Azeglio Liceo Building.jpg

| city = Turin

| country = Italy

| former_names = {{Plainlist|

  • Collegio di Porta Nuova (1831-1860)
  • Regio Collegio Monviso (1860-1882)

}}

| schooltype = Liceo classico

| established = {{start date and age|1831}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.liceodazeglio.edu.it/}}

}}

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."[http://www.liceomassimodazeglio.it/storia.html Storia]." Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio. Retrieved on August 1, 2017. In the early 20th century, several of the teachers were anti-fascist figures, including Augusto Monti and {{ill|Zino Zini|it}}. David Ward, the author of "Primo Levi's Turin", wrote that Liceo d'Azeglio was "one of Turin's most prestigious schools".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. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Tvc62erY0PAC&pg=PA11 11].

The school is linked to the founding of Juventus FC as Sport-Club Juventus in late 1897 by pupils of the school;{{cite web|url=http://www.magicajuventus.com/storia_juventus.php|title=Storia della Juventus Football Club|work=magicajuventus.com|language=Italian|access-date=8 July 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121010508/http://www.magicajuventus.com/storia_juventus.php|archive-date=21 January 2008}} two years later, they were renamed as Foot-Ball Club Juventus.{{cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/eng/CLUB_storia.asp|work=Juventus Football Club S.p.A. official website|title=Juventus Football Club: The History |access-date=9 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729181702/http://www.juventus.com/site/eng/CLUB_storia.asp|archive-date=29 July 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy}} The school held two study days in honour of alumnus Primo Levi in 2007.Dei, Luigi (editor). Voci dal mondo per Primo Levi: in memoria, per la memoria. Firenze University Press, 2007. {{ISBN|8884536596}}, 9788884536594. Google Books [https://books.google.com/books?id=HsF7Gvz8id8C&pg=PR9 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."

Notable alumni

References

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Further reading

  • {{in lang|it}} 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. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gjxVPgAACAAJ&q=Primo+Levi+Liceo+D%27Azeglio See profile at] Google Books.