Enzo Traverso
Enzo Traverso | |
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Traverso in 2019 | |
| Born | October 14, 1957 Gavi, Piedmont, Italy |
| Occupation | Intellectual historian |
| Employer | Cornell University |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Genoa (Laurea) École des hautes études en sciences sociales (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Löwy |
Enzo Traverso (Italian: [traˈvɛrso]; born 14 October 1957) is an Italian scholar of European intellectual history. He is the author of several books on critical theory, the Holocaust, Marxism, memory, totalitarianism, revolution, and contemporary historiography. His books have been translated into numerous languages. After living and working in France for over 25 years, he is currently the Susan and Barton Winokur Professor in the Humanities at Cornell University.