Lauro Gaspare Corniani degli Algarotti (1767-1827) was an Italian writer of novels and librettos. He was born to an aristocratic family of

Padua Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of 20 ...

; his father was a member of their council of nobles. He trained under the Somaschi fathers in town and had as professors, Lovisetti and Paccanero. he initially worked as a magistrate for the Venetian republic, serving as director in

Macerata Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564. History The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza (ri ...

. He wrote the cantata ''Giudize di Giove'' to welcome Napoleon to Venice. His main work was a compendium of 100 short novels.Cento novelle del conte Lauro Corniani d'Algarotti, veneziano

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