(Encyclopedia) Zanardelli, GiuseppeZanardelli, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā dzänärdĕlˈlē [key], 1826–1903, Italian politician and premier (1901–3). As minister of justice (1881–83, 1887–91) he…
(Encyclopedia) Tartini, GiuseppeTartini, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā tärtēˈnē [key], 1692–1770, Italian violinist, the greatest violin master of his day. In 1728 he founded at Padua a school of the…
(Encyclopedia) Ungaretti, GiuseppeUngaretti, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā &oomacr;ngärĕtˈtē [key], 1888–1970, Italian poet, critic, and translator, b. Alexandria, Egypt. Ungaretti spent his youth…
(Encyclopedia) Piazzi, GiuseppePiazzi, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā pyätˈtsē [key], 1746–1826, Italian astronomer, a Theatine priest from 1769. He became (1781) professor of mathematics at the Univ.…
(Encyclopedia) Saragat, GiuseppeSaragat, Giuseppej&oomacr;sĕpˈpē säräˈgät [key], 1898–1988, Italian political leader. He was president of the constituent assembly that framed (1946) Italy's…
(Encyclopedia) Verdi, GiuseppeVerdi, Giuseppevârˈdē, Ital. j&oomacr;zĕpˈpā vĕrˈdē [key], 1813–1901, foremost Italian composer of opera, b. Le Roncole. Verdi, the son of an innkeeper, showed a…
(Encyclopedia) Crespi, Giuseppe MariaCrespi, Giuseppe Mariaj&oomacr;zĕpˈpā märēˈä [key]Crespi, Giuseppe Maria krāsˈpē [key], 1665–1747, Italian painter of the Bolognese school, called Lo…
(Encyclopedia) Lampedusa, Giuseppe diLampedusa, Giuseppe dij&oomacr;zĕpˈpā dē lämpād&oomacr;ˈzä [key], 1896–1957, Italian novelist. A wealthy Sicilian prince, Lampedusa drew on his family's…
