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. It is named after the politician Massimo d'Azeglio.

History

It was established as the Collegio di Porta Nuova in 1831 and became the Regio Collegio Monviso in 1860. It was renamed to its current name in 1882. In the early 20th century several of the teachers were anti-Fascist figures, including Augusto Monti and . David Ward, author of 'Primo Levi's Turin', wrote that Liceo d'Azeglio was "one of Turin's most prestigious schools".Ward, David. "Primo Levi's Turin." In: Gordon, Robert S.C. (editor). ''The Cambridge Companion to Primo Levi'' (Cambridge Companions to Literature).

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The school is linked to the founding of

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as Sport-Club Juventus in late 1897 by pupils of the school but were renamed as Foot-Ball Club Juventus two years later. The school held two study days in honor of alumnus

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in 2007.Dei, Luigi (editor). ''Voci dal mondo per Primo Levi: in memoria, per la memoria''.

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"Il 24 e 25 maggio 2007, il Liceo Classico “massimo D'Azeglio” di Torino, che ebbe come studente Primo Levi, ha promosso due Giornate di Studio per ricordare la figura e l'opera di Levi sotto l'Alto Patronato della Presidenza della Repubblica."

Notable alumni

Norberto Bobbio Norberto Bobbio (; 18 October 1909 – 9 January 2004) was an Italian philosopher of law and political sciences and a historian of political thought. He also wrote regularly for the Turin-based daily ''La Stampa''. Bobbio was a social libera ...

Giulio Einaudi Giulio Einaudi (; 2 January 1912 – 5 April 1999) was an Italian book publisher. The eponymous company that he founded in 1933 became "a European wellspring of fine literature, intellectual thought and political theory"Saxon, Wolfgang ''The New ...

Vittorio Foa Vittorio Foa (18 September 1910 – 20 October 2008) was an Italian politician, trade unionist, journalist and writer. Biography Foa was born in Turin in 1910 into a middle-class Jewish family. He attended Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio in ...

Leone Ginzburg Leone Ginzburg (, , ; 4 April 1909 – 5 February 1944) was an Italian editor, writer, journalist and teacher, as well as an important anti-fascist political activist and a hero of the resistance movement. He was the husband of the renowned auth ...

Gino Levi-Montalcini Luigi "Gino" Levi-Montalcini (April 21, 1902 – November 29, 1974) was an Italian architect and designer. Biography Luigi Levi was born in Milan to Adamo Levi, an engineer from Turin, and Adele Montalcini, a painter. Like his sisters Anna (1905 ...

Giancarlo Pajetta Giancarlo Pajetta (24 June 1911 – 13 September 1990) was an Italian communist politician. Biography Pajetta was born in a working-class district of Turin to Carlo, a bank employee, and Elvira Berrini, an elementary schoolteacher. He attended ...

Cesare Pavese Cesare Pavese ( , ; 9 September 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, literary critic, and essayist. He is often referred to as one of the most influential Italian writers of his time. Early li ...

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