Paolo Fossati (1938 in Arezzo – 26 October 1998 in Turin) was an Italian author, professor and art historian.
Born in Arezzo from Teresa Negro and Pietro Fossati, he moved with the family to Turin where he finished his high school. He started studying law and ended getting a degree in Romance philological studies and literature at the university of Turin with Prof. Avalle.[1][2]
^Gianni Contessi (11 July 2007). "Per Paolo Fossati". Turin DAMS Review (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
^Contessi, Gianni; Panzeri, Miriam (2010). Officina torinese : gli scritti giovanili di Paolo Fossati sull'arte nelle cronache de l'Unita 1965-70 (in Italian). Turin: Nino Aragno. ISBN9788884194824.
^Contessi, Gianni; Panzeri, Miriam (2009). Paolo Fossati. La passione del critico. Scritti scelti sulle arti e la cultura del Novecento (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori Bruno. ISBN9788861592872.