Tommaso Gasparotti (1785 – December 1847) was an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

poet, painter, paleographist and bibibliophile archivist in

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

He was born in

, son of a painter, who trained with Biagio Martini. He trained under Martini alongside Giovanni Battista Borghesi. He also studied ancient Latin and Italian inscriptions. He was adept at manuscript illumination. In 1808, he worked for the Archivio Farnesiano in Parma, and became director from 1814 till his death. He organized the state archive of Parma, including its diplomatic correspondence.Cendari collective
Collaborative European Digital Archive Infrastructure.

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