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2007 In Italy
Events during the year 2007 in Italy. Incumbents * President: Giorgio Napolitano * Prime Minister: Romano Prodi Events Literature *'' The Italian'', novel by Sebastiano Vassalli *''Manituana'', novel by the writers' collective Wu Ming *''The Track of Sand'', novel by Andrea Camilleri Deaths *26 January – Emanuele Luzzati, painter, production designer and animator (b. 1921). *8 February – Adele Faccio, civil right activist (b. 1920). *26 February – Angelo Arcidiacono, fencer (b. 1955). *3 March – :* Osvaldo Cavandoli, cartoonist (b. 1920). :*Benito Lorenzi, footballer (b. 1925). *19 March – Giampaolo Calanchini, fencer (b. 1937). *21 May – Bruno Mattei, film director, screenwriter and editor (b. 1931) *23 July – Franco Cuomo, writer (b. 1938). *24 July – Giorgio Anglesio, fencer (b. 1922). *21 September – Mauro Mellano, Italian economist and university professor. *7 October – Luciana Frassati Gawronska, writer (b. 1902). *2 December – Eleon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osvaldo Cavandoli
Osvaldo Cavandoli (1 January 1920 – 3 March 2007), also known by his pen name Cava, was an Italian cartoonist. His most famous work is his series of short animated cartoons, '' La Linea'' ("The Line"). Early life, family and education Cavandoli was born in Maderno sul Garda, Italy, on the shores of Lake Garda. He and his family moved to Milan when he was two years old. (He was later made an honorary citizen of the city.) Career From 1936 to 1940, he worked as a technical designer for Alfa Romeo. When he developed his interest in cartoons in 1943, he started working with Nino Pagot, who later created ''Calimero''. In 1950 he started working independently as a director and a producer. ''La Linea'' Cavandoli enjoyed worldwide recognition in 1969 with his character '' La Linea'', a simply drawn cartoon born and lived out of a single white pencil stroke. Cavandoli initially proposed his work for ''Carosello'', an Italian advertisement break broadcast between 1957 and 1977. Massim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Italy
Events during the year 2007 in Italy. Incumbents * President: Giorgio Napolitano * Prime Minister: Romano Prodi Events Literature *'' The Italian'', novel by Sebastiano Vassalli *''Manituana'', novel by the writers' collective Wu Ming *''The Track of Sand'', novel by Andrea Camilleri Deaths *26 January – Emanuele Luzzati, painter, production designer and animator (b. 1921). *8 February – Adele Faccio, civil right activist (b. 1920). *26 February – Angelo Arcidiacono, fencer (b. 1955). *3 March – :* Osvaldo Cavandoli, cartoonist (b. 1920). :*Benito Lorenzi, footballer (b. 1925). *19 March – Giampaolo Calanchini, fencer (b. 1937). *21 May – Bruno Mattei, film director, screenwriter and editor (b. 1931) *23 July – Franco Cuomo, writer (b. 1938). *24 July – Giorgio Anglesio, fencer (b. 1922). *21 September – Mauro Mellano, Italian economist and university professor. *7 October – Luciana Frassati Gawronska, writer (b. 1902). *2 December – Eleon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Messaggero
''Il Messaggero'' (Italian : "The Messenger") is an Italian newspaper based in Rome, Italy. It has been in circulation since 1878. History and profile ''Il Messaggero'' was founded in December 1878. On 1 January 1879, the first issue of ''Il Messaggero'' was published, under the management of Luigi Cesana. The paper aimed at being the newspaper of newspapers and at providing its readers with all opinions and all events. The first four copies of the paper were delivered as free samples to the subscribers of the newspaper, '' Il Fanfulla''. One of the early editors-in-chief of ''Il Messaggero'' was Alberto Cianca who resigned from the post due to political reasons. Since its inception, ''Il Messaggero'' has been owned by different companies. One of the former owners is Montedison through the Ferruzzi Group. In 1996 the paper was acquired by Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone. He founded the Caltagirone Editore in 1999. The company is the majority owner of the paper which has its 90%. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Eleonora Rossi Drago, born Palmira Omiccioli, (23 September 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Italian film actress. She was born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa, Italy, and had the leading role in ''Le amiche''. She appeared in ''Un maledetto imbroglio.'' In 1960, for her performance in ''Estate violenta'', she won the best actress prize of the Mar del Plata Film Festival and the Nastro d'argento. In 1964, she appeared in '' La Cittadella''. She died in Palermo, Italy. Selected filmography * ''The Pirates of Capri'' (1949) - Annette * '' Altura'' (1949) - Grazia * ''Due sorelle amano'' (1950) - Marilù, Maria Pia's sister * '' Behind Closed Shutters'' (1951) - Sandra * '' Verginità'' (1951) - Mara Sibilia * '' The Last Sentence'' (1951) - Marisa * ''Barefoot Savage'' (1952) - Franca Gabrie * '' Girls Marked Danger'' (1952) - Alda * '' The Flame'' (1952) - Monica * ''Three Forbidden Stories'' (1952) - Gianna Aragona (Third segment) * '' I sette dell'Orsa maggiore'' (1953) - Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciana Frassati Gawronska
Luciana Frassati Gawronska (18 August 1902 – 7 October 2007) was an Italian writer and author. Gawronska was a prominent anti-Nazi and anti-Fascist activist in both Poland and Italy and was considered a champion of Roman Catholic causes. Early life Luciana Frassati was born on 18 August 1902 in Pollone, Italy, near the municipality of Biella. Her father, Alfredo Frassati, was the founder of the Torino based newspaper, ''La Stampa'', a well-known, daily newspaper. Her mother, Adélaïde Ametis, was a well known painter. Frassati's older brother was Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died of polio in 1925. Her brother was formally beatified as "Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati" by Pope John Paul II on 20 May 1990. Frassati Gawronska later wrote a first hand account of her brother's life, ''A Man of the Beatitudes''. She campaigned throughout her life in the effort to elevate her brother to canonized sainthood, although this has not yet occurred. Frassati earned a law degree from the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, Routledge, F1000 (publisher), F1000 Research or Dovepress. It is a division of Informa, Informa plc, a United Kingdom–based publisher and conference company. Overview The company was founded in 1852 when William Francis (chemist), William Francis joined Richard Taylor (editor), Richard Taylor in his publishing business. Taylor had founded his company in 1798. Their subjects covered agriculture, chemistry, education, engineering, geography, law, mathematics, medicine, and social sciences. Francis's son, Richard Taunton Francis (1883–1930), was sole partner in the firm from 1917 to 1930. In 1965, Taylor & Francis launched Wykeham Publications and began book publishing. T&F acquired Hemisphere Publishing in 1988, and the company was renamed Taylor & Francis Group to reflect the growing number of Imprint (trade name), imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauro Mellano
Mauro Mellano (1944– 21 September 2007) was an Italian economist and professor at the University of Rome La Sapienza. Bibliography Mellano, M. and Zupi, M. (2007) ''Economia e politica della cooperazione allo sviluppo'' Editori Laterza.* Mellano, M. (2004) Riconsiderando alcune teorie dello sviluppo economico (Roma 2004) * Mellano, M. and Schenkel, M. (eds) (2004) ''Le imprese del terzo tipo : economia e etica delle organizzazioni non profit'' . * Mellano, M.(eds.) (2002) 'Integrazione economica e Cooperazione allo sviluppo nel bacino del Mediterraneo', La Sapienza Editrice. * Mellano, M., Costantini, V., Capriolo, A. (2002) ''Crescita economica, Commercio internazionale e inquinamento globale'' Sinergie, 20(59), 2002, pp. 43–60 * Mellano, M., (2000) "Gli aspetti strutturali e le prospettive di internazionalizzazione nell'industria agro alimentare", L'Industria, 21(1), 2000, pp. 27–53. * Mellano, M.,(1999) "Acquacoltura e dinamiche di mercato", Annali del dipart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Anglesio
Giorgio Anglesio (13 April 1922 – 24 July 2007) was an Italian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games The 1951 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the I Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Alexandria 1951, were the 1st Mediterranean Games. The Games were held for 15 days from 5 to 20 October 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt, where 734 athlet ... where he won a silver medal in the team épée event and a bronze medal in the individual épée event. References 1922 births 2007 deaths Sportspeople from Turin Italian male fencers Olympic fencers for Italy Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Cuomo
Franco Cuomo (22 April 1938, in Naples – 23 July 2007, in Rome) was an Italian journalist and writer. Best known for his historical novels set in the Middle Ages, he was short-listed twice for the Strega Award (the most prestigious literary prize in Italy), first with ''Gunther d'Amalfi, cavaliere templare'' (Gunter D'Amalfi, Knight Templar) in 1990 and then ''Il Codice Macbeth'' in 1997. Cuomo gained a degree in law and then simultaneously worked in journalism and the theatre, moving on to fiction and historical studies. His most recent works included the novels ''I sotterranei del cielo'', ''Il tatuaggio'', and ''Anime perdute''. ''Notturno veneziano con messa nera e fantasmi d'amore'' and the nonfiction ''I dieci'' examined the Italian scientists who signed the "Racial Manifesto" in 1938 leading to the introduction of racial laws. Among his other works of fiction are ''I semidei'', a spy story set in contemporary Italy with clear references to many of the major figures in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 – Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Mattei
Bruno Mattei (30 July 1931 – 21 May 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and editor who directed exploitation films in many genres, including women in prison, nunsploitation, zombie, mondo, cannibal, and Nazisploitation films. Mattei's films often followed popular genre trends of the era. Mattei continued work as a director primarily in the Philippines until his death in 2007, just before he was to enter production on his fifth Zombie film. Biography Bruno Mattei was born on 30 July 1931 in Rome, Italy. Mattei grew up around films as his father owned a film editing studio. He studied at the Centro Sperimentale Centrale, the national film school, and graduated in 1951. Mattei initially worked as a screenwriter and claimed to have worked on over 100 films as an editor, a claim that film historian Louis Paul stated was "difficult to verify". Some of the earliest films Mattei worked on included ''Lulu'' and ''Tua per la vita''. Early film work started in 1956 on '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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