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Bocca Degli Abati
Bocca is an Italian surname meaning ''mouth''. Notable people with this surname include: * Geoffrey Bocca (1924-1983), English novelist and historian * Giorgio Bocca (1920–2011), Italian essayist and journalist * Julio Bocca, Argentinian ballet dancer * Pietro Bocca (died 1487), Italian bishop * Valentino Bocca, boy whose case went to court over the MMR vaccine and autism Claims of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism have been extensively investigated and found to be false. The link was first suggested in the early 1990s and came to public notice largely as a result of the 1998 ''Lancet'' MMR autism frau ... scandal See also * {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Bocca
Geoffrey Bocca (1924-1983) was an English novelist and historian who resided for many years in the United States. Bocca wrote several biographies including studies of Winston Churchill, Harry Oakes and Diosdado Macapagal, and covered subjects as diverse as the French Riviera and the assassination of John F. Kennedy in his non-fiction. Bocca wrote two royal biographies on Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He also wrote a series of Nazi sadomasochistic erotic novel Erotic literature comprises fictional and factual stories and accounts of eros (passionate, romantic or sexual relationships) intended to arouse similar feelings in readers. This contrasts erotica, which focuses more specifically on sexual feeli ...s featuring Commander Amanda Nightingale, an English spy. Bocca wrote for an English newspaper before becoming a professional writer. He was survived by his son and daughter, George and Natalie. Bibliography Fic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Bocca
Giorgio Valentino Bocca (28 August 1920 – 25 December 2011) was an Italian essayist and journalist, also known for his participation in the World War II partisan movement. Biography Bocca was born in Cuneo, Piedmont, the son of teachers, and studied law. He fought in the Alpini corps during World War II, and befriended Benedetto Dalmastro and Duccio Galimberti. Together with them, after the Armistice with Italy (September 1943), he joined the partisan organization called Giustizia e Libertà, becoming the commander of its 10th Division, fighting together with US and British Armies against the nazi-fascists. Having begun his press career in Cuneo, Bocca wrote for Giustizia and Libertà's magazine during the post-war period. Later, he worked for the '' Gazzetta del Popolo'', ''L'Europeo'' and '' Il Giorno'', analyzing Italian culture and politics. In 1971 he was amongst those who signed a document issued by the magazine ''L'Espresso'' against police chief Luigi Calabresi aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Bocca
Julio Adrián Lojo Bocca (born March 6, 1967) is an Argentine ballet dancer. Bocca spent twenty years as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. From 2010 to 2018 he served as artistic director of the National Ballet of Uruguay, administered by SODRE, the country's broadcasting and cultural authority. Bocca has been called one of the most popular Argentine dancers of all time. Early life and career Born in the Munro neighborhood of the Greater Buenos Aires, he started ballet lessons at the age of four, and at the age of seven entered the National School of Dance, progressing to the Teatro Colón's Advanced Arts Institute a year later. His mother was a dance teacher who encouraged his studies. Bocca joined the Chamber Ballet Company at the Colón Theatre in 1981. A year later, he began performing as a soloist in a production directed by Danish choreographer Flemming Flindt. In 1985, aged 18, he won the gold medal at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Bocca
Pietro Bocca (died 1487) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bagnoregio (1475–1487). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 6 November 1475, Pietro Bocca was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Bishop of Bagnoregio. He served as Bishop of Bagnoregio until his death in 1487 (although his death date is not certain with other records stating 1483). See also *Catholic Church in Italy , native_name_lang = it , image = San_Giovanni_in_Laterano_-_Rome.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = , caption = Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, the ''cathedra'' seat of the Pop ... References External links and additional sources * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 1487 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Sixtus IV {{15C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
