L'interesse per il "significato" nella vita accademica di Maria Vittoria Molinari

"Meaning" can be identified as the key concept that characterized Maria Vittoria Molinari's work in all areas of her academic life: research, teaching, institutional engagement. In this brief recollection of her main activities, I will try to highlight her innovative contributions to Germanic Philology, her profound ethical approach, as
well as her lessons on a human level that she has left us with.