Enrico Decleva (18 April 1941 – 19 March 2020) was an Italian historian.Enrico Decleva
, Fondazione CRUI. He became professor of modern history in the

University of Milan The University of Milan ( it, Università degli Studi di Milano; la, Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe ...

in 1974 and full professor of contemporary history in 1976. He authored books on

Carlo Rosselli Carlo Alberto Rosselli (Rome, 16 November 1899Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, 9 June 1937) was an Italian political leader, journalist, historian, philosopher and anti-fascist activist, first in Italy and then abroad. He developed a theory of reformist, ...

, on the Società Umanitaria of Milan, and on the founder of the

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 1 ...

. For the latter, in 1994 he won the 27th Acqui Award of History.
Tutta l'Italia del '900 raccontando la vita di Mondadori
', ''La Stampa'', 2 ottobre 1994, p. 20. He was dean of the Humanities school from 1986 to 1997, deputy rector from 1997 to 2001, and rector from 2001 to 2012. He served as vice president (2004) and then president (2008–2011) of the

Conferenza dei rettori delle università italiane The Conferenza dei Rettori delle Università Italiane (CRUI; English: Conference of Italian University Rectors) is an association of public and private universities in Italy. It began in 1963 as a private organization, later becoming an official adv ...

(CRUI; association of Italian rectors), and held several other offices in public and private entities.

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1941 births 2020 deaths 20th-century Italian historians Heads of universities in Italy 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-historian-stub