Umberto Eco was an Italian author, philosopher, and semiotician. He is best known for his novel 'The Name of the Rose' which was published in 1980. He also wrote several other works of fiction, non-fiction, and essays. Eco was a professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna and held honorary degrees from universities around the world. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 84. The crossword solution for Author Umberto is ECO.