Background
Dinale, Margherita Silvi was born on October 20, 1928 in Pisa, Italy. Arrived in United States, 1957, naturalized, 1961. Daughter of Luigi and Adelia (Savelli) Silvi.
Dinale, Margherita Silvi was born on October 20, 1928 in Pisa, Italy. Arrived in United States, 1957, naturalized, 1961. Daughter of Luigi and Adelia (Savelli) Silvi.
Dottore in Lettere, Universita Firenze, Florence, Italy, 1949.
Instructor Smith College, 1955—1958, associate professor Italian, 1968—1988, professor, 1988—1989. Director School Italy, 1957, 1968, 1975, 1982—1984, 1988—1989. Research scholar Radcliffe College, 1958—1959.
Lecturer Middlebury Summer School Languages, 1956, 1958, 1961, Wellesley College, 1959, Boston University, 1960. Chairman department Italian, 1976—1990. Emeritus professor, since 1990.
Member of American Association of University Professors, Dante Alighieri Society (Rome), American Association Teachers Italian, Dante Society America, Soroptimist International Club.
Married Franco Dinale, June 18, 1955. Children: Martina, Silvia.
