Giovanni Carsaniga

Background

Carsaniga, Giovanni was born on February 5, 1934 in Milano, Italy. Arrived in Australia, 1982. Son of Arnaldo Camillo and Annamaria (Visco-Gilardi) Carsaniga.

Education

Laurea in lettere, University Pisa, Italy, 1956. Diploma di licenza, School Normale Superiore, Italy, 1956.

Career

Lector University Aberdeen, Scotland, 1957-1958. Lecturer University Cambridge, England, 1958-1959. Assistant lecturer University Birmingham, 1959-1961, lecturer, 1961-1971, University Sussex, 1966-1971, reader, 1971-1982.

Professor University We. Australia, Perth, 1975-1977, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 1982-1989. University Sydney, Australia, since 1990.

Achievements

• Giovanni Carsaniga has been listed as a noteworthy Italian studies educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Geschichte der italienischen Literatur

Membership

Fellow Australian Academy Humanities. Member University Sussex. Association University Teachers (president 1980-1981), Association Teachers Italian (president 1971), Society Italian Studies (committee member 1974-1975, 79—), Association International Studi Lingua e Letteratus Italiana, Australian College Education, Frederick May Foundation, Vaccari Historic Trust (trustee).

Interests

• Walking, piano.

Connections

Married Anne-Marie Girolami, 1959 (divorced 1974). Married Pamela Helen Joyce Risbey, 1975.

Father:

Arnaldo Camillo Carsaniga

Mother:

Annamaria (Visco-Gilardi) Carsaniga

Spouse:

Pamela Helen Joyce Risbey

Spouse:

Anne-Marie Girolami