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Primo Levi

Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer (1919–1987)

Primo Levi has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists July 31, 1919 in Turin, Italy.

Born

July 31, 1919

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: April 11, 1987

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace
Turin, Italy
Professions
translator, autobiographer, politician, writer, essayist, chemist, science fiction writer, novelist, poet, philosopher
Citizenship
Italy, Kingdom of Italy

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: July 31, 1919 (The Fine Art Archive; Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani) or July 31, 1918 (Babelio; Integrated Authority File; NooSFere; Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature; Internet Broadway Database; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Find a Grave; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; BnF authorities; Internet Speculative Fiction Database) or in 1919 (Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

More about Primo Levi

Birth name
Primo Levi
Pseudonyms
Damiano Malabaila

All birth date sources

A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Primo Levi born?

Primo Levi was born in Turin, Italy.

What was Primo Levi’s name at birth?

Primo Levi’s recorded birth name is Primo Levi.

When did Primo Levi die?

Primo Levi died on April 11, 1987.