Federico Chabod (; February 23, 1901 – July 14, 1960), also referred to as Frédéric Chabod (), was an Italian historian and politician.

Biography

Born in

Aosta Aosta ( , , ; ; , or ; or ) is the principal city of the Aosta Valley, a bilingual Regions of Italy, region in the Italy, Italian Alps, north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel and the G ...

from notary Laurent Chabod, from Valsavarenche, and Giuseppina Baratono, from

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, he studied at the

University of Turin The University of Turin (Italian language, Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Torino'', UNITO) is a public university, public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont (Italy), Piedmont region of Italy. It is one of the List ...

under Pietro Egidi and

Gaetano Salvemini Gaetano Salvemini (; 8 September 1873 – 6 September 1957) was an Italian socialist and anti-fascist politician, historian, and writer. Born into a family of modest means, he became a historian of note whose work drew attention in Italy and ab ...

, writing his thesis on Machiavelli. His thesis was published with the title of ''Introduzione al Principe'' in 1924. After graduating from the University of Turin, he continued his studies, this time at the

University of Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...

under

Friedrich Meinecke Friedrich Meinecke (October 20, 1862 – February 6, 1954) was a German historian with national liberal and antisemitic views who supported the Nazi invasion of Poland. As a representative of an older tradition, he criticized the Nazi regime ...

. He began his academic career at the

University of Perugia The University of Perugia ( Italian ''Università degli Studi di Perugia'') is a public university in Perugia, Italy. It was founded in 1308, as attested by the Bull issued by Pope Clement V certifying the birth of the Studium Generale. The offi ...

and the

University of Milan The University of Milan (; ), officially abbreviated as UNIMI, or colloquially referred to as La Statale ("the State niversity), is a public university, public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Eu ...

. In 1946, he was hired by the University of Rome to head the Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Storici founded by

Benedetto Croce Benedetto Croce, ( , ; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and politician who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography, and aesthetics. A Cultural liberalism, poli ...

. He is best known for expanding Italian historiography from its traditional insularity by linking it in a broader, European context. Chabod died at Rome in 1960.

Works

* ''L'Italia contemporanea'' * ''L'Historiographie de l'Italie contemporaine'' * ''De Machiavel à Benedetto Croce: études présentées'' * ''Histoire de l'idée d'Europe'' * ''Storia della politica estera italiana dal 1870 al 1896'', 1951. English trans. 1996.Chabod, Federico
''Italian Foreign Policy: The Statecraft of the Founders, 1870-1896''.
''books.google.com'' * ''Lezioni di metodo storico'' * ''Scritti su Machiavelli'' * ''Scritti sul Rinascimento'' * ''Il ducato di Milano e l'impero di Carlo V'' * ''Lo Stato e la vita religiosa a Milano nell'epoca di Carlo V'' * ''Storia di Milano nell'epoca di Carlo V'' * ''Carlo V e il suo impero'' * ''Storia dell'idea d'Europa'' * ''Idea di Europa e politica dell'equilibro'' * ''L'idea di nazione''

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Conseil de la Vallée (Aosta Valley Regional Council)
(in French and Italian)

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