Joseph G. Fucilla
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Joseph Guerin Fucilla, born in Chicago
, December 14, 1897, deceased in Evanston
, Illinois
, March 22, 1981, was a Hispanist
and an American
lexicographer.
in Sothern Italy
and immigrated to New York
.
He was the oldest of seven children of Giovanni Fucilla and Maria Carmelo De Marco.
He studied at the University of Wisconsin and taught at the Iowa State University
(1921-23), and at the Butler University
(1923-1928). He received a doctoral degree from the University of Chicago
in 1928 and worked as a professor of the Department of Romanic Languages of Northwestern University
in which he became a full professor in 1936, (emeritus
professor from 1948) until his retirement in 1966. He was a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison
, the University of California, Santa Barbara
and the University of Colorado
.
in 1949, in which his knowledge of onomastics
and genealogy are evidenced. He elaborated a much celebrated Fucilla’s Spanish Dictionary (New York
, 1961) which was reprinted several times and prepared and corrected several anthologies for students of several main literary works of Spanish writers. As a translator of Italian to English he showed a particular interest in the eighteenth century dramaturgist Pietro Metastasio. He mainly studied the Italian imprint in Hispanic and Portuguese literatures. In 1953 he published a series of studies in Madrid, entitled ¨Hispano-Italian Relations¨ and in the same year a more comprehensive work, ¨Studies and Notes (Literary and Historical) published in Rome and Naples. In 1960 he achieved his works on the scholar works on the petrarchists with his famous ¨Studies on petrarchism in Spain
(Madrid
; C.S.I.C., 1960). He still published ¨Superbi colli e altri saggi (Rome
, Carucci, 1963). He was the editor of Vicente García de la Huerta’s novel ¨The Rachel¨, (Madrid, Anaya, 1965, republished by Catedra, 1981). He is among the most credited scholar on history of Romanic literatures.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, December 14, 1897, deceased in Evanston
Evanston
Evanston may refer to locations:in Australia:* Evanston, South Australiain Canada:* Evanston, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta* Evanston, Nova Scotiain the United States:...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, March 22, 1981, was a Hispanist
Hispanist
A Hispanist is a scholar specialising in Hispanic studies, that is Spanish or Portuguese language, literature, linguistics, or civilization, and by extension, Basque, Catalan and Galician....
and an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lexicographer.
Biography
In 1880 His family left CosenzaCosenza
Cosenza is a city in southern Italy, located at the confluence of two historic rivers: the Busento and the Crathis. The municipal population is of around 70,000; the urban area, however, counts over 260,000 inhabitants...
in Sothern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and immigrated to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
He was the oldest of seven children of Giovanni Fucilla and Maria Carmelo De Marco.
He studied at the University of Wisconsin and taught at the Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
(1921-23), and at the Butler University
Butler University
Butler University is a private university located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university offers 60 degree programs to 4,400 students through six colleges: business, communication, education, liberal Arts and sciences, pharmacy and health...
(1923-1928). He received a doctoral degree from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1928 and worked as a professor of the Department of Romanic Languages of Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in which he became a full professor in 1936, (emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
professor from 1948) until his retirement in 1966. He was a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
and the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
.
Works
One of his first works was ¨Our Italian surnames¨, published in EvanstonEvanston
Evanston may refer to locations:in Australia:* Evanston, South Australiain Canada:* Evanston, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta* Evanston, Nova Scotiain the United States:...
in 1949, in which his knowledge of onomastics
Onomastics
Onomastics or onomatology is the study of proper names of all kinds and the origins of names. The words are from the Greek: "ὀνομαστικός" , "of or belonging to naming" and "ὀνοματολογία" , from "ὄνομα" "name". Toponymy or toponomastics, the study of place names, is one of the principal branches of...
and genealogy are evidenced. He elaborated a much celebrated Fucilla’s Spanish Dictionary (New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, 1961) which was reprinted several times and prepared and corrected several anthologies for students of several main literary works of Spanish writers. As a translator of Italian to English he showed a particular interest in the eighteenth century dramaturgist Pietro Metastasio. He mainly studied the Italian imprint in Hispanic and Portuguese literatures. In 1953 he published a series of studies in Madrid, entitled ¨Hispano-Italian Relations¨ and in the same year a more comprehensive work, ¨Studies and Notes (Literary and Historical) published in Rome and Naples. In 1960 he achieved his works on the scholar works on the petrarchists with his famous ¨Studies on petrarchism in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
(Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
; C.S.I.C., 1960). He still published ¨Superbi colli e altri saggi (Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Carucci, 1963). He was the editor of Vicente García de la Huerta’s novel ¨The Rachel¨, (Madrid, Anaya, 1965, republished by Catedra, 1981). He is among the most credited scholar on history of Romanic literatures.