Vito Antonio Sirago, Italian history educator, researcher. Recipient Accademia delle Scienze award, 1995, Accademia Angelica Costantiniana, 1996.
Background
Sirago, Vito Antonio was born on March 12, 1920 in Grumo Appula, Bari, Italy. Son of Michele Sirago and Pasqua Lanzisera. Married Fernanda Cecchini, September 11, 1948 (deceased September 1974).
Children: Michele, Maria. Married Maria Immacolata Tomaselli, October 9, 1975. 1 child, Angela.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Classical Philology, University Naples, Italy, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Classical Philology, University Louvain, Belgium, 1957.
Career
Teacher, various grammar high schools, 1949-1956, 62-68;
teacher, Italian Institute Culture, Brussels, 1957-1962;
headmaster, Grammar H.S., Sessa Aurunca, 1969;
headmaster, Grammar H.S., Pozzuoli, 1970;
professor Roman history, U. Salerno, 1970-1976;
headmaster, Grammar H.S., Torre del Greco, 1971-1973;
professor, U. Cosenza, 1976-1977;
professor, U. Bari, 1977-1996;
director, Institute History Political Sciences, Bari, 1986-1989;
consultant, Institute Storia Patria, Bari, 1991-1997.
Married Fernanda Cecchini, September 11, 1948 (deceased September 1974). Children: Michele, Maria. Married Maria Immacolata Tomaselli, October 9, 1975.