Alessandro Manzoni
Novelist, Author
1785 – 1873
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Who was Alessandro Manzoni?
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni was an Italian poet and novelist. He is famous for the novel The Betrothed, generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. The novel is also a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento, both for its patriotic message and because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern, unified Italian language.
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- Born
- Mar 7, 1785
Milan - Also known as
- Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni
- Parents
- Spouses
- Teresa Borri
(1837/01/02 - 1861/08/23) - Henriette Blondel
(1808/02/06 - 1833/12/25)
- Teresa Borri
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- White people
- Nationality
- Duchy of Milan
- Profession
- Lived in
- Milan
- Died
- May 22, 1873
Milan - Resting place
- Cimitero Monumentale di Milano
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on July 23, 2013
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