Updated Feb 20, 2026
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Birthday
(Tuesday)
Died
Nationality
Languages
English, French, Italian, Spanish
Spouses
Bice Donetti (1927-1946), Maria Cumani Quasimodo (1948)
Children
1 child: Alessandro Quasimodo
Education
Ist. Tec. Economico A.M. Jaci
Zodiac Sign
♌ Leo
Chinese Zodiac
牛 Ox
Name Origin
English < Italian < Latin (Salvatōr)
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Salvatore Quasimodo: Italian writer (1901-1968).
Born in Modica (died at age 66).
2 awards including Nobel Prize in Literature.
Studied at Ist. Tec. Economico A.M. Jaci.
AWARDS (2)
G
Nobel Prize in Literature
WON
B
Taormina prize
WON
Biography
Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet and translator, awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times". Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he was one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century.
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Salvatore Quasimodo was born in Modica.
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