Enrico Decleva facts for kids

Quick facts for kids magnifico rettore Enrico Decleva
Rector of the University of Milan
In office 2001–2012
Preceded by	Paolo Mantegazza
Succeeded by	Gianluca Vago

Enrico Decleva (born April 18, 1941 – died March 19, 2020) was an important Italian historian. A historian is someone who studies and writes about the past. He spent much of his life teaching and leading at universities.

Who Was Enrico Decleva?

Enrico Decleva was born in Italy in 1941. He grew up to become a well-known expert in history. He focused on modern and contemporary history. This means he studied events from recent times up to the present day.

His Work as a Historian

Decleva started teaching at the University of Milan in 1974. He became a full professor of contemporary history in 1976. A professor is a high-level teacher at a university. He shared his knowledge with many students.

Important Books and Awards

Enrico Decleva wrote several books. These books were about interesting people and organizations. For example, he wrote about Carlo Rosselli, a political thinker. He also wrote about the Società Umanitaria of Milan. This was a group that helped people.

He also wrote about the person who started Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. This is a very famous publishing company in Italy. In 1994, he won the 27th Acqui Award of History for this book. This award is a big honor for historians.

Leading Universities

Besides teaching, Decleva also held many important leadership roles. These roles helped guide universities and other groups.

Roles at the University of Milan

He was the dean of the Humanities school from 1986 to 1997. A dean is like a principal for a specific part of a university. Then, he became the deputy rector from 1997 to 2001. A deputy rector helps the main leader of the university.

From 2001 to 2012, he served as the rector of the University of Milan. The rector is the top leader of a university. It's like being the president of a big school.

Leading Italian Universities Together

Enrico Decleva also helped lead universities across Italy. He was the vice president in 2004 of a group called the Conferenza dei rettori delle università italiane (CRUI). This group brings together the leaders of Italian universities.

Later, from 2008 to 2011, he became the president of CRUI. This shows how respected he was among university leaders. He also held other important jobs in different organizations.