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Italian Explorers
This is list of ItalianThough the modern state of Italy Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, was established in 1861, the Latin equivalent of the Italians#Name, term Italian had been in use for natives of Italian geographical region, the region since antiquity. See Pliny the Elder, ''Epistulae (Pliny), Letters'' 9.23. explorers and navigators () in alphabetical order: *Giuseppe Acerbi (1773–1846) *Enrico Alberto d'Albertis (1846–1932) *Carlo Amoretti (1741–1816) *Paolo Andreani (1763–1823) *Orazio Antinori (1811–1882) * Alberto Maria de Agostini (1883–1960) *Giosafat Barbaro (1413–1494) *Giacomo Beltrami (1779–1855) *Scipione Borghese, 10th Prince of Sulmona, Scipione Borghese (1871–1927) *Vittorio Bottego (1860–1897) *Giacomo Bove (1852–1887) *Sebastian Cabot (explorer), Sebastiano Caboto (1474–1557) *Umberto Cagni (1863–1932) *Giovanni Caboto (1450–1500) *Alvise Cadamosto (1432–1483) *Gaetano Casati (1838–1902) *Giuseppe Castiglione (Jesuit pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridolfo Del Ghirlandaio - Ritratto Di Cristoforo Colombo (1520)
Ridolfo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini *Ridolfo II da Varano di Camerino (1344–1384), condottiero operating in Italy *Ridolfo Campeggi (1565–1624), Italian nobleman, Marinist poet, librettist, and playwright *Ridolfo Capo Ferro, Italian fencing master, author of his rapier fencing treatise published 1610 *Michele di Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, (1503–1577), Italian painter who worked in Florence *Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483–1561), Italian Renaissance painter active mainly in Florence *Ridolfo Livi (1856–1920), Italian anthropologist *Roberto di Ridolfo (1531–1612), Italian and Florentine nobleman and conspirator *Ridolfo Schadow (1786–1822), German sculptor {{Given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Bove
Giacomo Bove (23 April 1852 – 9 August 1887) was an Italian explorer. He sailed with Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld on the first voyage through the north-east passage, and later explored Tierra del Fuego and the Congo River. Early years Giacomo Bove was born in Maranzana, Asti, Kingdom of Sardinia, Piedmont, on 23 April 1852 to Francesco Bove and Antonia Garbarino. He was the eldest of five brothers. His family owned a vineyard and made wine for sale. He went to primary school in Maranzana and then in Acqui Terme, before being admitted to the Naval Academy in Genoa. He graduated with honors, and was able to serve as a midshipman on the scientific expedition of the ''Governolo'' to the Far East. The ''Governolo'' mission (1872–1873) mapped the coast of Borneo, performed hydrological surveys, and studied the ethnography of the local people. The ''Governolo'' also visited Malaya, the Philippines, China and Japan. Apart from its scientific goals, Italy was interested in opening up t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
