Ugo Foscolo
1778 – 1827 · aged 49
Italian writer and poet (1778–1827)
- Born
- 6 Feb 1778 · Zakynthos
- Died
- 10 Sept 1827 · Turnham Green
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- 6 Feb 1778BornBorn in Zakynthos
- 10 Sept 1827DiedDied in Turnham Green
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- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Ugo Foscolo (Italian: [ˈuːɡo ˈfoskolo, fɔs-]; 6 February 1778 – 10 September 1827), born Niccolò Foscolo, was an Italian writer, revolutionary and poet.
He is remembered for his 1807 long poem Dei Sepolcri, for writing what is considered the first modern Italian novel, The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis (1798), and the carmen The Graces (1812).
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