February 2016

Italian author Umberto Eco has died aged 84, ending a writing career that spanned decades and covered subjects both profound and mundane. Eco died Friday of cancer at his home in Milan. He was, like the Italian newspaper Corriere della…

Rome, February 20: Italian author Umberto Eco, a philosopher who wrote best-selling novels including 'The Name of the Rose', has died aged 84, Italian media reported today, citing his family. Eco, who was suffering from…

The Italian writer and academic Umberto Eco in Paris, at the Louvre Museum. Image: GettyHis family announced that he died Friday evening at his home.Eco, who was born in Alessandria, northern Italy, in 1932, wrote the novel The Name of the…

Saturday 20 February 2016 Collaborate! Umberto Eco, semiotician, philosopher and novelist, died last night at the age of 84 at his home in Milan, according to his family. He had cancer. Eco was born in Alexandria, Northern…

Italian author Umberto Eco - a philosopher who has written bestselling novels, including The Name of the Rose - has died at age 84, Italian media reported, citing his family.Eco, who was suffering from cancer, died at 9:30 p.m. local time…

ROME (Reuters) - Italian writer Umberto Eco, who rose to fame for the 1980 international blockbuster "The Name of the Rose", died on Friday, Italian media reported. He was 84 years old.La Repubblica newspaper said it was informed by the…