Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio is a public sixth form college/senior high school (liceo classico) in Turin, Italy. It is named after the politician Massimo d'Azeglio.
History It was established as the Collegio di Porta Nuova in 1831 and became the Regio Collegio Monviso in 1860. It was renamed to its current name in 1882."Storia ." Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio. Retrieved on August 1, 2017. In the early 20th century, several of the teachers were anti-fascist figures, including Augusto Monti and . David Ward, the author of "Primo Levi's Turin", wrote that Liceo d'Azeglio was "one of Turin's most prestigious schools".Ward, David. "Primo Levi's Turin." In: Gordon, Robert S.C. (editor). The Cambridge Companion to Primo Levi (Cambridge Companions to Literature). Cambridge University Press, 30 July 2007. , 9781139827409. CITED: p. 11.
The school is linked to the founding of Juventus FC as Sport-Club Juventus in late 1897 by pupils of the school; two years later, they were renamed as Foot-Ball Club Juventus. The school held two study days in honour of alumnus Primo Levi in 2007.Dei, Luigi (editor). Voci dal mondo per Primo Levi: in memoria, per la memoria. Firenze University Press, 2007. , 9788884536594. Google Books PR 9. "Il 24 e 25 maggio 2007, il Liceo Classico “massimo D'Azeglio” di Torino, che ebbe come studente Primo Levi, ha promosso due Giornate di Studio per ricordare la figura e l'opera di Levi sotto l'Alto Patronato della Presidenza della Repubblica."
Notable alumni Norberto Bobbio Giulio Einaudi Vittorio Foa Leone Ginzburg Gino Levi-Montalcini Primo Levi Giancarlo Pajetta Cesare Pavese Fernanda Pivano Alexandro Tirelli
References
Further reading Brandone, Giorgio and Tiziana Cerrato. I luoghi di Levi: atti del convegno di studi su Primo Levi, Liceo classico "D'Azeglio" Torino 24-25 maggio 2007 (Volume 1 of Quaderni del Liceo "D'Azeglio"). Liceo classico statale " Massimo D'Azeglio, 2008. See profile at Google Books.
External links Liceo Classico d'Azeglio