Dante Alighieri Society

Italian organization

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Società Dante Alighieri

Founded| 1889; 136 years ago (1889)
Founder| Ernesto Nathan
Type| Cultural institution
Location|

* Rome

Area served

| Worldwide
Product| Italian cultural and language education

Key people

| Andrea Riccardi (President)
Website| www.ladante.it

The Dante Alighieri Society (Italian: Società Dante Alighieri) is a society that promotes Italian culture and language around the world. Today this society is present in more than 60 countries.

It was formed in Italy in July 1889. The society was named after Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), a pre-Renaissance poet from Florence and the author of The Divine Comedy. Dante is considered the father of the Italian language.

In October 1948 the society was restructured at a meeting in Venice to give total autonomy to all chapters of the Dante Society so that each could conduct its activities independently, under the direction of its own elected officers, in a manner that best suited local needs, preferences, and capacities while adhering to the Society's basic principles.

In July 2019 at the International Congress in Buenos Aires, the Società Dante Alighieri adopted a new statute stating that “the foreign committees are subject to the regulations dictated by their own legislation” and that in each committee’s “Constitution must be clear reference to the inspiring principles of the Società Dante Alighieri, the sharing of its aims and objectives and the need to sign the Convenzione di Affiliazione that governs the relationship between the Società Dante Alighieri and the committees.”

## The cultural role of Dante Alighieri

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The sole purpose of the Dante Alighieri Society is to "promote the study of the Italian language and culture throughout the world... a purpose independent of political ideologies, national or ethnic origins or religious beliefs, and that the Society is the free association of people – not just Italians – but all people everywhere who are united by their love for the Italian languages and culture and the spirit of universal humanism that these represent."

The society operates throughout the world, with branches from the United States to Australia.[1] Many societies offer language courses, ranging from tourist and beginner's Italian to advanced courses in addition to their cultural activities. Some of them are recognized as Centro d'esame autorizzato PLIDA \- the Italian Certification Exam offered by Società Dante Alighieri.

In 2005, the Dante Alighieri Society (along with the Alliance française, British Council, Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes, and Instituto Camões) was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities.

In 2021, to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the death of the father of the Italian language, the Società Dante Alighieri launched Dante.global the most authoritative on-line platform for the Italian language and culture. A new digital hub that gives new life and impetus to the dissemination of the Italian language and culture throughout the world, in the age of digital knowledge and lifelong learning.

## Recognition

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In 2005 Dante Alighieri Society was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award along with the Alliance française, the British Council, the Goethe-Institut, the Instituto Cervantes, and the Instituto Camões.

## See also

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* Dante Society of America
* Istituto Italiano di Cultura

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Società Dante Alighieri.

1. ^ "Dante Alighieri Society plans Columbus Day parade in Jersey City on Sunday". NJ.com. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2013-09-08.

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International cultural promotion organizations

Americas|

* Brazil: Centro Cultural Brasileiro
* Chile: Image of Chile
* Colombia: Instituto Caro y Cuervo
* United States: America House

Asia|

* China: Confucius Institute
* India: Indian Council for Cultural Relations; Samskrita Bharati
* Japan: Japan Foundation
* Philippines: Sentro Rizal
* South Korea: Korea Foundation; Korean Cultural Center; King Sejong Institute
* Taiwan: Taiwan Academy
* Turkey: Yunus Emre Institute

Europe|

* Andorra: Ramon Llull Foundation
* Czech Republic: Czech Centres
* Denmark: Danish Cultural Institute
* Estonia: Estonian Institute
* European Union: EUNIC
* Finland: Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes
* France: Alliance Française; Institut Français
* Germany: Goethe-Institut
* Greece: Center for the Greek Language; Hellenic Foundation for Culture
* Hungary: Balassi Institute
* Ireland: Culture Ireland
* Italy: Società Dante Alighieri; Istituto Italiano di Cultura
* Poland: Adam Mickiewicz Institute; Polish Institute
* Portugal: Instituto Camões
* Romania: Romanian Cultural Institute
* Russia: Russkiy Mir Foundation
* Spain: Instituto Cervantes / Institut Ramon Llull
* Sweden: Swedish Institute
* Switzerland: Pro Helvetia
* Ukraine: Ukrainian Institute
* United Kingdom: British Council

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Accademie and learned societies in Italy

* Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna
* Accademia Cosentina
* Accademia degli Apatisti
* Accademia degli Arcadi
* Accademia degli Incamminati
* Accademia degli Incogniti
* Accademia degli Infiammati
* Accademia degli Inquieti
* Accademia degli Intronati
* Accademia degli Oziosi
* Accademia degli Svogliati
* Accademia degli Umidi
* Accademia degli Umoristi
* Accademia dei Gelati
* Accademia dei Georgofili
* Accademia dei Lincei
* Accademia dei Ricovrati
* Accademia dei Risvegliati
* Accademia del Cimento
* Accademia del Disegno
* Accademia della Crusca
* Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
* Accademia di Agricoltura di Torino
* Accademia di San Luca
* Accademia di Santa Cecilia
* Accademia Fiorentina
* Accademia Galileiana
* Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL
* Accademia Neoplatonica
* Accademia Pontaniana
* Academia Secretorum Naturae
* Accademia Veneziana
* Associazione Agraria Subalpina
* Ateneo Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti
* Dante Alighieri Society
* Italian Mathematical Union
* Italian Physical Society
* Royal Academy of Italy
* Società Entomologica Italiana

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Laureates of the Prince or Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities

Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities

* 1981: María Zambrano
* 1982: Mario Bunge
* 1983: El País newspaper
* 1984: Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz
* 1985: José Ferrater Mora
* 1986: Grupo Globo
* 1987: El Espectador and El Tiempo newspapers
* 1988: Horacio Sáenz Guerrero
* 1989: Pedro Laín Entralgo and Fondo de Cultura Económica
* 1990: José Simeón Cañas Central American University
* 1991: Luis María Anson
* 1992: Emilio García Gómez
* 1993: Vuelta magazine by Octavio Paz
* 1994: Spanish Missions in Rwanda and Burundi
* 1995: EFE Agency and José Luis López Aranguren
* 1996: Indro Montanelli and Julián Marías
* 1997: Václav Havel and CNN
* 1998: Reinhard Mohn
* 1999: Caro and Cuervo Institute
* 2000: Umberto Eco
* 2001: George Steiner
* 2002: Hans Magnus Enzensberger
* 2003: Ryszard Kapuściński and Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino
* 2004: Jean Daniel
* 2005: Alliance française, Società Dante Alighieri, British Council, Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes and Instituto Camões
* 2006: National Geographic Society
* 2007: Nature and Science journals
* 2008: Google
* 2009: National Autonomous University of Mexico
* 2010: Alain Touraine and Zygmunt Bauman
* 2011: Royal Society
* 2012: Shigeru Miyamoto
* 2013: Annie Leibovitz
* 2014: Quino

Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities

* 2015: Emilio Lledó Íñigo
* 2016: James Nachtwey
* 2017: Les Luthiers
* 2018: Alma Guillermoprieto
* 2019: Museo del Prado
* 2020: Guadalajara International Book Fair and Hay Festival of Literature & Arts
* 2021: Gloria Steinem
* 2022: Adam Michnik
* 2023: Nuccio Ordine
* 2024: Marjane Satrapi
* 2025: Byung-Chul Han

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
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* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Portugal
* Israel
* Catalonia

Other|

* Yale LUX

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