Background
Fido, Franco was born on July 15, 1931 in Venice, Italy. Son of Spiridione Mario and Maria (Baseggio) Fido. came to the United States, 1963.
language and literature educator
Fido, Franco was born on July 15, 1931 in Venice, Italy. Son of Spiridione Mario and Maria (Baseggio) Fido. came to the United States, 1963.
DLett, University Pisa, 1953. Postgraduate, Libera Docenza, Italy, 1969. Master of Arts ad eundem, Brown University, 1971.
Lecturer Italian, Faculte des Lettres, Dijon, 1954-1958; instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 1958-1961; lecturer Italian, Faculte des Lettres, Grenoble, 1961-1963; assistant professor to professor Italian, University of California at Los Angeles, 1963-1969; department chairman, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966-1969; professor, director Italian studies, Brown U., Providence, 1969-1978; university professor Italian and comparative literature, Brown U., 1979-1990; department chairman, Brown U., 1989-1990; professor romanace language & literature, Harvard University, since 1990; R. Pierotti professor Italian literature, Stanford University, 1978-1979. Visiting professor McGill University, 1971, 76, Middlebury College, 1973-1974, U. Venice,1973, Queens College and Graduate Center, CUNY, 1975, Yale University, 1975.
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Member Modern Language Association (Hassaram Rijhumal Marraro prize 1978), Dante Society of America.
Married Marie-Josephe Rolin, July 31, 1958. Children: Anne-Claire, Silvia C.