Pier Angelo Fiorentino (

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

, March 5, 1811 –

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, May 31, 1864) was an Italian author.

Biography

He early published novels, poems, and dramas, including ''La Fornarina'' and ''Il medico di Parma''.

Alexandre Dumas père Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...

, while at Naples in 1835, induced him to settle in Paris, and to aid Dumas in the preparation of works relating to Italian life, some of which, especially ''Jeanne de Naples'', were regarded as the exclusive production of Fiorentino. Fiorentino wrote French with the same facility and elegance as Italian. He went to Paris with 150 francs, and left 600,000 francs, acquired by literary labors.

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* 1811 births 1864 deaths Writers from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Immigrants to France Italian male writers French male writers Translators of Dante Alighieri {{Italy-writer-stub