The papers consist of copies of typescript of the then unpublished workMetafisico classica e cristiana.
Papers of Giordano Bruno Cavagna
This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections
- Reference
- GB 237 Coll-646
- Dates of Creation
- 1961-1966
- Language of Material
- Italian
- Physical Description
- 2 boxes containing 11 folders typescript.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Giordano Bruno Cavagna was born in Bologna, Italy, on 26 January 1921. He was Professor of History and Natural Philosophy at Minghetti, an academic institution in Bologna specialising in Classical Studies. His publications includeLa soluzione kantiana del problema epistemologico fondamentale(1962) andLa dottrina della conoscenza in Enrico Bergson(1965). Between the years 1961 and 1966 he was working on hisMetafisico classica e cristiana. Giordano Bruno Cavagna died in Bologna on 17 May 1966.
Access Information
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Acquisition Information
Accession no. E88.38.
Other Finding Aids
Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.
Alternative Form Available
Copies sent by Cavagna's widow to 20 academic institutions in Italy and abroad.
Accruals
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