Umberto Eco ( Italian pronunciation:  [um?b?rto ??ːko] ; born 5 Januar 1932, Alessandria ? dee'd 19 Februar 2016, Milan , Lombardy ) wis a Italian writer, philosopher an varsity professor. He haes writ a feck o beuks: novelles (lik The Name o the Rose ) an scientive beuks (on semiotics , linguistics an medieval aesthetics amang ither topics). He haes several recognitions in Italy, Fraunce, Germany an Spain.