Saturday, November 14, 2015

The history of the Italian Language at Adelphi!/ The Curious Case of Professor Bruno Rosselli.


The Curious Case of Professor Bruno Rosselli



A strange tale of a Florentine immigrant who came to the U.S. in 1907 and taught Italian at the original Adelphi College in Brooklyn has come to our attention. Professor Bruno Rosselli taught Italian at Adelphi from 1911 until returning to his native country to fight in the First World War, after which he ultimately taught at Vassar from 1919-1933. His colorful story, told in the 0n-line Vassar Encyclopedia (linked bellow), stands as a testament to the importance of Italian studies on Adelphi’s campus from its beginning as an institution of higher learning.


http://vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/faculty/prominent-faculty/bruno-roselli.html

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