Sesto Prete

Background

Prete, Sesto was born on September 27, 1919 in Montefiore, Italy. Came to the United States, 1956. Son of Settimio Prete and Teresa Ceroni.

Education

Licenza Liceale, Liceo Classico, Fermo, Italy, 1938. Student, University Bologna, 1942. Diplome, Palaeog., University Heidelberg, 1943.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Cologne, Germany, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bologna, 1945.

Career

Lettore Latin, U. Bologna, Italy, 1946-1953; research scholar, Vatican Library, 1953-1956; guest professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1954-1955; assistant to associate professor, Fordham University, New York City, 1956-1968; full professor, Fordham University, New York City, 1956-1968; professor department of classics, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1968-1992. President International Institute for Humanistic Studies, Sassoferrato, 1980-1992, International Institute for Humanistic Studies, "A Poliziano" Mantepulciano, 1970-1992.

Achievements

• Sesto Prete has been listed as a noteworthy Classics educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Observations on the History of Textual Criticism in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods

    (Essay on textual (not literary) criticism, thus focusing ...)

  • Tra filologi e studiosi della nostra epoca, Dalla corrispondenza di Gunther Jachmann
  • The original written contract with Michelangelo for the tomb of Pope Julius II, dated May 6, 1513: A critical study, transcription and translation
  • Studies in Latin Poets of the Quattrocento.
  • Two humanistic anthologies (Studi e testi)
  • Ricerche sulla storia del testo di Ausonio

Membership

Member Classical Philosophical Association, Renaissance Society of America.

Connections

Married Maria Teresa Borgogelli, December 29, 1955. Children: Andrew, Charles, Cecilia, Elisabeth.

Father:

Settimio Prete

Mother:

Teresa Ceroni

Spouse:

Maria Teresa Borgogelli

child:

Cecilia Prete

child:

Andrew Prete

child:

Elisabeth Prete

child:

Charles Prete