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Baretti, Giuseppe Marc'Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Baretti, Giuseppe Marc'AntonioBaretti, Giuseppe Marc'Antonioj&oomacr;zĕpˈpā märkäntôˈnyō bärĕtˈtē [key], 1719–89, Italian writer and lexicographer. Baretti held various official…Fogazzaro, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Fogazzaro, AntonioFogazzaro, Antonioäntôˈnyō fōgät-tsäˈrō [key], 1842–1911, Italian novelist and poet. His first work was a verse romance, Miranda (1874). Primarily concerned with…Frasconi, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Frasconi, AntonioFrasconi, Antonioäntōˈnyō fräskōˈnē [key], 1919–2013, American graphic artist, b. Buenos Aires. His family moved to Uruguay weeks after his birth. Frasconi immigrated…Vieira, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Vieira, AntonioVieira, Antonioəntôˈny&oobreve; vyāˈērə [key], 1608–97, Portuguese Jesuit orator and missionary. Born in Lisbon, he grew up in Brazil. He was sent by the Jesuits to…Capo d'Istria, Giovanni Antonio, Count
(Encyclopedia) Capo d'Istria, Giovanni Antonio, CountCapo d'Istria, Giovanni Antonio, Countkäˈpō dēˈstrēä [key], Gr. Joannes Antonios Capodistrias or Kapodistrias, 1776–1831, Greek and Russian…Salazar, António de Oliveira
(Encyclopedia) Salazar, António de OliveiraSalazar, António de Oliveiraəntôˈny&oobreve; ᵺĭ &oobreve;lēvāˈrə sələzärˈ [key], 1889–1970, Portuguese statesman and dictator. After studying at the…Rosmini-Serbati, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Rosmini-Serbati, AntonioRosmini-Serbati, Antonioäntōˈnyō rōzmēˈnē-sĕrbäˈtē [key], 1797–1855, Italian theologian. Ordained a priest in 1821, he attempted to establish a philosophical…Saca González, Elías Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Saca González, Elías AntonioSaca González, Elías Antonioālēˈäs äntōˈnēō säˈkä gōnsälˈās [key], 1965–, Salvadoran political leader, president of El Salvador (2004–9), b. Usulután. “Tony…Salieri, Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Salieri, AntonioSalieri, Antonioäntôˈnyō sälyāˈrē [key], 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor. He received his first training in Italy, going afterward (1766) to Vienna, where he…Amati
(Encyclopedia) AmatiAmatiämäˈtē [key], Italian family of violinmakers of Cremona. The founder of the Cremona school was Andrea Amati (c.1520–c.1578), whose earliest violins date from c.1564. His…Trending
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