Tullio De Mauro

Tullio De Mauro
De Mauro in 2007.
Italian Minister of Education
In office
25 April 2000 – 11 June 2001
Prime MinisterGiuliano Amato
Preceded byLuigi Berlinguer
Succeeded byLetizia Moratti
Personal details
Born(1932-03-31)31 March 1932
Torre Annunziata, Italy
Died5 January 2017(2017-01-05) (aged 84)
Rome, Italy
Political partyIndependent
RelativesMauro De Mauro (brother)
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
Tullio De Mauro with the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano
Medal meritorious of science and culture - Rome, 1 June 2007
1st Class / Knight Grand Cross - Rome, 11 June 2001
2nd Class / Grand Officer - Rome, 2 May 1996

Tullio De Mauro (31 March 1932 – 5 January 2017) was an Italian linguist and politician. De Mauro was Professor Emeritus of General Linguistics at the Sapienza University of Rome, and held the post of Italian Minister of Education from 2000 to 2001.