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Bisagno
Bisagno is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gilio Bisagno (1903–1987), Italian swimmer * Tommaso Bisagno (1935–2014), Italian academic and politician See also * Bisagno Bisagno is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gilio Bisagno (1903–1987), Italian swimmer * Tommaso Bisagno Tommaso Bisagno (5 April 1935 – 18 January 2014) was an Italian academic and politician. Biography Bisa ..., a river in Liguria {{surname Italian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisagno (river)
The Bisagno (in Ligurian ''Besagno'' ) is a river in Liguria, (Italy). Geography The river rises near Scoffera pass at around 600 m in the Ligurian Apennines. It flows south-west in the Bisagno Valley and receives its two main tributaries, called ''torrente Lentro'' (from the left hand) and ''torrente Canate'' (from the right hand). Heading south it reaches Genova and ends its course in the Ligurian Sea. The last part of its course, from Genova Brignole railway station to the mouth, has been transformed in a water tunnel. Bisagno basin (95 km2) is totally included in the Province of Genova. Main tributaries * Left hand: ** torrente Lentro, ** rio Montesignano, ** rio Fereggiano. * Right hand: ** torrente Canate, ** rio Torbido, ** torrente Geirato ** rio Trensasco, ** rio Cicala, ** rio Veilino. History The ''Département du Bisagne'' o ''Dipartimento del Bisagno'' of Ligurian Republic took its name at the end of the 18th century from the stream. See also * Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommaso Bisagno
Tommaso Bisagno (5 April 1935 – 18 January 2014) was an Italian academic and politician. Biography Bisagno was born in Signa in 1935. Graduated in chemistry, he was a university professor by profession. He enrolled in Christian Democracy in 1956. He was a municipal councilor in Signa and a regional councilor in Tuscany. He was elected deputy, for the first time, in 1979 and was re-elected for three other legislatures, keeping the seat in the Chamber until 1994. He served as undersecretary for defence in the first and second government of Bettino Craxi, in the sixth government of Amintore Fanfani and as undersecretary for public works in the first government of Giuliano Amato. Elected Mayor of Signa (1990-1995), he was the first Christian Democrat to hold that position. In 2001 he ran for Senate with European Democracy European Democracy ( it, Democrazia Europea, DE) was a minor Christian-democratic, centrist political party in Italy. History European Democracy was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilio Bisagno
Gilio Bisagno (31 January 1903 – 16 December 1987) was an Italian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Sampierdarena Sampierdarena (also San Pier d'Arena; Ligurian: San Pè d'ænn-a) is a major port and industrial area of Genoa, in northwest Italy. With San Teodoro it forms the West Central (Centro Ovest) ''municipio''. Geography Sampierdarena lies on t .... In 1920 he was a member of the Italian relay team which finished fifth in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay competition. He also participated in the 400 metre freestyle event and in the 1500 metre freestyle competition but in both he was eliminated in the first round. References External links * Report on Italian Olympic swimmers 1903 births 1987 deaths Italian male swimmers Olympic swimmers of Italy Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Italian male freestyle swimmers People from Sampierdarena {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Surname
A name in the Italian language consists of a given name ( it, nome), and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname. (In official documents, the Western surname may be written before the given name or names.) Italian names, with their fixed ''nome'' and ''cognome'' structure, have little to do with the ancient Roman naming conventions, which used a tripartite system of given name, gentile name, and hereditary or personal name (or names). The Italian ''nome'' is not analogous to the ancient Roman ''nomen''; the Italian ''nome'' is the given name (distinct between siblings), while the Roman ''nomen'' is the gentile name (inherited, thus shared by all in a gens). Female naming traditions, and name-changing rules after adoption, for both sexes likewise differ between Roman antiquity and modern Italian use. Moreover, the low number, and the steady decline of importance and variety, of Roman ''praenomina'' starkly contrast with the current number of It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
