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.[1] In the early 20th century, several of the teachers were anti-fascist figures, including Augusto Monti and Zino Zini [it]. David Ward, the author of "Primo Levi's Turin", wrote that Liceo d'Azeglio was "one of Turin's most prestigious schools".[2]
The school is linked to the founding of Juventus FC as Sport-Club Juventus in late 1897 by pupils of the school;[3] two years later, they were renamed as Foot-Ball Club Juventus.[4] The school held two study days in honour of alumnus Primo Levi in 2007.[5]
^"Storia." Liceo Classico Massimo d'Azeglio. Retrieved on August 1, 2017.
^ abcdefghiWard, David. "Primo Levi's Turin." In: Gordon, Robert S.C. (editor). The Cambridge Companion to Primo Levi (Cambridge Companions to Literature). Cambridge University Press, 30 July 2007. ISBN1139827405, 9781139827409. CITED: p. 11.
^Dei, Luigi (editor). Voci dal mondo per Primo Levi: in memoria, per la memoria. Firenze University Press, 2007. ISBN8884536596, 9788884536594. Google BooksPR 9. "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."
Further reading
(in Italian) Brandone, Giorgio and Tiziana Cerrato. I luoghi di Levi: atti del convegno di studi su Primo Levi, Liceo classico "D'Azeglio" Torino 24-25 maggio 2007 (Volume 1 of Quaderni del Liceo "D'Azeglio"). Liceo classico statale " Massimo D'Azeglio, 2008. See profile atGoogle Books.
