Sabino Acquaviva
Born(1927-04-29)29 April 1927
Padua, Italy
Died29 December 2015(2015-12-29) (aged 88)
Padua, Italy
NationalityItalian

Sabino Acquaviva (29 April 1927 – 29 December 2015) was an Italian sociologist. He was chair of the Department of Sociology between 1985 and 1988 [1] and president of the School of Political Science of University of Padua between 1977 and 1978.[2] He was also visiting professor at All Souls College, Oxford and at the University of Nice, scriptwriter, and novelist. He is mostly well-known for his studies about secularization and the decline of religion in Western Europe.[1]

Acquaviva died on 29 December 2015 in his hometown of Padua, Italy.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Dell’Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo (2008). "Acquaviva, Sabino". Catalogo dei viventi. Venezia: Marsilio. p. 19. ISBN 978-8831795999.
  2. ↑ Leggo dopo, Lo (2015-12-30). "E'morto il sociologo Sabino Acquaviva, preside a Padova negli anni di piombo". La Repubblica. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  3. ↑ "Morto a 88 anni Sabino Acquaviva Studioso di sociologia della religione". Il Gazzettino. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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