Gabriella Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi

Gabriella Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi
Born1931 (age 92–93)[1]
Germany[1]
CitizenshipItaly[2]
Occupation(s)Anthropologist
Dravidologist
Academic background
EducationDoctor of Philosophy
Alma materUniversity of Rome (Ph.D.)
Academic work
DisciplineAnthropology
Dravidology
InstitutionsProfessor emerita of Asian Studies, Istituto Universitario Orientale
Main interestsTamil studies

Gabriella Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi (born 1931) is an Italian anthropologist and dravidologist who has done field studies in India, mainly in the Tamil Nadu state.

Born in 1931 in Germany, she studied modern languages at the University of Mainz and did a Ph.D. at the University of Rome in 1968. Between 1985 and 1991, she worked briefly at the University of Venice, University of Bologna, and University of Rome. She taught Tamil language and literature at the University of Naples "L'Orientale" and also worked as a professor of Asian Studies at the university.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference L'UFR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McNeely, Jeffrey A.; Sochaczewski, Paul Spencer (1995). Soul of the Tiger: Searching for Nature's Answers in Southeast Asia (illustrated, reprint, revised ed.). Honolulu, USA: University of Hawaii Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0824816698. LCCN 94045557. OCLC 299810414. Italian anthropologist Gabriella Eichinger Ferro-Luzzi points out that the snake in India has ambivalent male/female associations.