The Prix mondial Cino Del Duca (Cino Del Duca World Prize) is an international

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. With an award amount of , it is among the richest literary prizes.

Origins and operations

It was established in 1969 in

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Simone Del Duca Simone Del Duca (18 July 1912 – 16 May 2004) was a French businesswoman, a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and major philanthropist. Married to French publishing magnate Cino Del Duca, on his death in 1967 she was left with a considerabl ...

(1912–2004) to continue the work of her husband, publishing magnate

Cino Del Duca Cino Del Duca (25 July 1899 – 24 May 1967) was an Italian-born businessman film producer and philanthropist who moved to France in 1923 where he made a fortune in the French publishing business. Biography Cino Del Duca Born in Montedinove in t ...

(1899–1967). The award recognizes an

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whose work constitutes, in a scientific or literary form, a message of modern humanism. The award's prize has been valued as high as 300,000

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over the years; in 2016 it was 200,000. In 1975, Madame Del Luca established the Simone and Cino Del Duca Foundation for a variety of philanthropic purposes and it assumed responsibility for the award. Following her death in 2004, the foundation was placed under the auspices of the

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Honorees

References

External links

Fondation Del Duca information
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Humanism Institut de France Del Duca family 1969 establishments in France International literary awards