Denis Mack Smith

Denis Mack Smith
BornMarch 3, 1920
Hampstead, England
DiedJuly 11, 2017(2017-07-11) (aged 97)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Cambridge
Academic advisorsHerbert Butterfield[1]
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineItalian history, modern history
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge (1947–62)
University of Oxford (1962–87)
Doctoral studentsChristopher Duggan
Main interestsRisorgimento, Italian fascism
Notable worksModern Italy: A Political History

Denis Mack Smith (March 3, 1920 – July 11, 2017)[2] was an English historian who specialized in the history of Italy from the Risorgimento onwards. He is best known for his biographies of Garibaldi, Cavour and Mussolini, and for his single-volume Modern Italy: A Political History.[3][4] He was named Grand Official of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1996.[5]

  1. ^ Bosworth 2017, p. 3.
  2. ^ CARIOTI, ANTONIO (7 December 2017). "Morto lo storico Denis Mack Smith L'Italia vista da un liberal inglese".
  3. ^ Grimes, William (2 August 2017). "Denis Mack Smith, Chronicler of Modern Italy, Dies at 97". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Denis Mack Smith obituary: Eminent historian of modern Italy who was a true populariser of his subject". The Guardian. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ web, Segretariato generale della Presidenza della Repubblica-Servizio sistemi informatici- reparto. "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". Quirinale.

Denis Mack Smith

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