Max Ascoli
| Max Ascoli | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 25, 1898 Ferrara, Italy |
| Died | January 1, 1978 (aged 79) New York City |
| Nationality | Italian, American |
| Employer | New School for Social Research, University of Rome, University of Ferrara |
| Spouse(s) | first: Anna Maria Cochetti (Anna Maria Armi); second: Marion Rosenwald Ascoli |
| Children | Peter Ascoli |
| Parent(s) | Enrico Ascoli, Adriana Finzi |
Max Ascoli (1898–1978) was a Jewish Italian-American professor of political philosophy and law at the New School for Social Research, United States of America.
Ascoli's career started in Italy and continued in the United States.
Ascoli was born in Ferrara, Italy on June 25, 1898, into an Italian Jewish family. He was the only child of Enrico Ascoli, a coal and lumber merchant, and Adriana Finzi. In 1920, he graduated in Law from the University of Ferrara. In 1921, he published a critical study of French socialist Georges Sorel. In 1924, he published a biography of philosopher Benedetto Croce. In 1928, he graduated in Philosophy from the University of Rome.
In 1928, Ascoli held the chair of Philosophy of Law at the University of Rome, but he was arrested.
In 1929, he accepted a post at the University of Cagliari (Sardinia). His opposition to the Italian fascist regime, however, led him into exile.
In 1931, Ascoli received a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship and moved to the United States. In 1939, he became an American citizen.
He was active in the Mazzini Society, an anti-fascist organization founded in 1939 by Italian intellectuals who had fled fascist Italy.
For many years, Ascoli taught at the New School for Social Research, becoming dean of the Graduate School (1939–41). He left the New School to serve the government for two years under Nelson A. Rockefeller, then Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. He then went on to focus on a new magazine.
In 1949, Ascoli joined James Reston to found The Reporter (magazine), an influential, liberal magazine for some two decades (1949-1968). Its circulation peaked at 215,000 readers. In 1968, Ascoli merged the publication with Harper’s Magazine.
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