Umberto Eco

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/umberto-eco

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Umberto Eco born?January 5, 1932
2. When did Umberto Eco die?February 19, 2016 (age 84)
3. Where was Umberto Eco born?Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy
4. Who was Umberto Eco?Umberto Eco was an Italian writer, thinker, and professor who loved learning and wrote famous mystery books.
5. What is "The Name of the Rose"?It is a mystery novel set in a 14th‑century monastery where a detective solves murders using clues and symbols.

Medievalist: An academic specialist focusing on the history, culture, and literature of the European Middle Ages (c. 5th-15th centuries).
Philosopher: An intellectual who investigates fundamental questions concerning existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language through systematic reasoning.
Semiotician: A scholar who specializes in semiotics, the study of signs, symbols, and the processes of signification and communication.