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Goffredo
Goffredo is an Italian given name, cognate with Godfrey, Gottfried, Galfrid, etc. Notable people with the name include: *Goffredo Alessandrini (1904–1978), Italian script writer and film director * Goffredo Baur, Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s *Goffredo Borgia (born 1481), the youngest son of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei, member of the House of Borgia *Goffredo Cappa (1644–1717), Italian luthier, known for his violins and cellos *Goffredo da Castiglione, Pope Celestine IV (died 1241) *Gregory Goffredo, American businessman who runs the waste management firm Top Job Carting * Goffredo (died 1194), Patriarch of Aquileia in northern Italy from 1182 to 1194 * Goffredo Lagger (born 1901), Italian Olympic biathlete *Goffredo Lombardo (1920–2005), Italian film producer *Goffredo Malaterra, eleventh-century Benedictine monk and historian, possibly of Norman origin *Goffredo Mameli (1827–1849), Italian patriot, poet, and writer was a notable figu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castel Goffredo
Castel Goffredo ( Upper Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Mantua, in Lombardy, northern Italy, from Mantua and a few more from Brescia. It lies in a region of springs at the foot of the slopes that drain into Lake Garda, towards the plain of the Po. Castel Goffredo borders the following municipalities: Castiglione delle Stiviere, Medole, Ceresara, Casaloldo, Asola, Acquafredda, Carpenedolo. History Founded in a region inhabited from the Bronze Age, Castel Goffredo belonged to the count-bishops of Brescia from the ninth century to 1115, when the commune was established. When Brescia proved unable to come to the commune's defense, in 1337 it placed itself under the protection of Mantua and the Gonzaga. From 1348 to 1404 it was governed from Milan by the Visconti and returned to the Gonzaga in 1441. Castel Goffredo became the seat of an autonomous ''feudo'' of marquis Aloysio Gonzaga in 1511. At his death, his fiefs of Castel Goffredo, Castiglione delle Stivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goffredo Mameli
Goffredo Mameli (; 5 September 1827 – 6 July 1849) was an Italian patriot, poet, writer and a notable figure in the Risorgimento. He is also the author of the lyrics of "Il Canto degli Italiani", the national anthem of Italy. Biography The son of an aristocratic Sardinian people, Sardinian admiral, Mameli was from Genoa where he was born, and where his father was in command of the Naval fleet, fleet of the Kingdom of Sardinia. At the age of seven he was sent to Sardinia, to his grandfather's place, to escape the risk of cholera, but soon came back to Genoa to complete his studies. The achievements of Mameli's very short life are concentrated in only two years, during which time he played major parts in insurrectional movements and the Risorgimento. In 1847 Mameli joined the ''Società Entelema'', a cultural movement that soon would have turned to a political movement, and here he became interested in the theories of Giuseppe Mazzini. Mameli is mostly known as the author of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goffredo Petrassi
Goffredo Petrassi (16 July 1904 – 3 March 2003) was an Italian composer of modern classical music, conductor, and teacher. He is considered one of the most influential Italian composers of the twentieth century.Petrassi, Goffredo. (2008). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 14, 2008, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9059491 Life Petrassi was born at Zagarolo, near Rome. At the age of 15 he began to work at a music shop to supply his family's financial needs, and became fascinated by music. In 1928, he entered the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome to study organ and composition. In 1933, composer Alfredo Casella conducted Petrassi's ''Partita'' for orchestra at the ISCM festival in Amsterdam. From 1940 to 1960 Petrassi was professor of composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory; later, he also became musical director of the opera house La Fenice, and from 1960 to 1978 he taught in the master courses in composition at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortello Amaro Di Castel Goffredo
The Tortello amaro di Castel Goffredo ("Castel Goffredo's bitter tortello") is a type of stuffed pasta like ravioli and recognized traditional food product of the Lombardy region, typical of the Castel Goffredo in the province of Mantua. It is named for the presence of ''balsamita'' filling, an aromatic herb called locally 'bitter herb'. The other filling ingredients are herbs, parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, eggs, nutmeg Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus ''Myristica''. ''Myristica fragrans'' (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, an ..., sage, onion, garlic and salt. Preparing fresh pasta is still a traditional recipe with 10 eggs per kg of flour. About the film obtained is the filling, folding and closing hand, to get well for tortello characteristically flattened triangular. Once cooked in salt water, the tortelli served with sprinkled with p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goffredo Alessandrini
Goffredo Alessandrini (20 November 1904, in Cairo – 16 May 1978, in Rome) was an Italian scriptwriter and film director. He also acted, edited, and produced some films. He practiced athletics in his youth, and won a title of Italian champion on 110 meters hurdles in 1925. Biography He started in films collaborating with Alessandro Blasetti and was one of the most important film directors under Italian Fascism. His films received several awards at the Venice Film Festival during the Fascist era: the Mussolini Cup for Best Italian film in 1938, for ''Luciano Serra pilota'', and in 1939 for ''Abuna Messias''. He received the Biennale Award in 1942, for ''Noi Vivi'' and ''Addio Kira!'' His most remembered and important works are two anti-Communist films (combined to comprise 4 hours), both based on Ayn Rand's ''We the Living''. Without Rand's permission, ''We the Living'' was made into a pair of films, ''Noi vivi'' and ''Addio, Kira'' in 1942, by Scalara Films, Rome. This was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goffredo Sommavilla
Goffredo Sommavilla (Belluno, Italia, 21 July 1850 – Montevideo, 21 October 1944) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre themes. He was born in Belluno, studied in the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice. He often painted intimate family scenes, including: ''Le gramolatrici di canapa'' at the 1881 Fine Art Exposition, Milan; ''Flowers of Autumn'' at the 1881 Exposition of Fine Arts, Milan; ''La merenda'' and '' Le Lavandaie'' at the 1881, Exposition of Fine Arts, Milan; ''La predica della suocera'' and ''The Beverage Hour'' at the 1887, Exposition of Fine Arts, Milan; ''Il venditore di giornali'' and ''Casa nel monti della Carinò'' at the 1890 Mostra of Turin. He moved in 1882 to Montevideo, Uruguay, where he remained until his death. He became a professor of painting in Montevideo, and among his contemporaries were Juan Manuel Blanes Juan Manuel Blanes (June 8, 1830 – April 15, 1901) was a noted Uruguayan painter of the Realist school. Life and work Blanes was born in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goffredo Parise
Goffredo Parise (8 December 1929 in Vicenza – 31 August 1986 in Treviso) was an Italian writer, journalist, and screenwriter. He won the Viareggio Prize in 1965 for his novel ''Il padrone'' ''(The Boss)'' and the Strega Prize in 1982 for ''Sillabario n.2''. Works *''The Dead Boy and the Comets'', translated by Marianne Ceconi, New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1953 *''Don Gastone and the Ladies'', trans. by Stuart Hood, New York: Knopf, 1955 *''The Boss'', trans. by William Weaver, New York: Knopf, 1966 *''Solitudes'', trans. by Isabel Quigly, introduction by Natalia Ginzburg, New York: Vintage, 1982 *''Abecedary'', trans. by James Marcus, Marlboro, Vt.: Marlboro Press, 1990 *''The Smell of Blood'', trans by John Shepley, Evanston, Ill.: Marlboro Press/Northwestern, 2003 Selected filmography * ''Boccaccio '70'' (1962) * '' La cuccagna'' (1962) * '' Careless'' (1962) * '' Agostino'' (1962) * ''Oggi, domani, dopodomani ''Kiss the Other Sheik'' ( it, Oggi, domani, do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goffredo Borgia
Gioffre Borgia (1481/82–1516/17), also known as Goffredo (Italian), or Jofré Borja (Valencian), was the youngest son of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei, and a member of the House of Borgia. He was the youngest brother of Cesare, Giovanni, and Lucrezia Borgia. Early relations Gioffre married Sancha of Aragon, natural daughter of Alfonso II of Naples, obtaining as dowry both the Principality of Squillace (1494), and after a period of political turmoil in the Kingdom of Naples, the Duchy of Alvito (1497). Gioffre and Sancha were 12 and 16, respectively, at the time of their marriage. The marriage was a political one. Alfonso married his daughter to Gioffre and gave the over-large dowry in return for Pope Alexander's recognition of Alfonso's claim to the throne of Naples. Almost as soon as the wedding ceremony was over, the political situation changed with the invasion of Italy by King Charles VIII of France, who claimed Naples as his own. Alfonso fled, leaving the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goffredo Stabellini
Goffredo Stabellini (born 8 July 1925 in Formignana, died 23 November 2012) was an Italian professional football player. He played for one season (1946/47, 4 games) in the Serie A for A.S. Roma ' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for .... References 1925 births 2012 deaths Italian footballers Serie A players A.S. Roma players Parma Calcio 1913 players U.S. Lecce players Taranto F.C. 1927 players Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players Association football midfielders {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goffredo Zehender
Goffredo 'Freddie' Zehender (Reggio Calabria, Italy, 27 February 1901 - 7 January 1958) was an Italian racing driver. He started his driving career with Chrysler, then Bugatti and most of his career with Alfa Romeo as works or private driver. He won the 1932 Grand Prix du Comminges with private Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 'Monza'. From 1934 he raced also for Maserati. Racing record Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Complete European Championship results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ;Notes * – Zehender was co-driver with Minoia at the French GP and with Campari at the Belgian GP, therefore rules excluded him from the championship. References 1901 births 1958 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Goffredo
Gregory Goffredo is an American businessman who runs the waste management firm Top Job Carting. Gregory is the son of Mauro Goffredo, a waste management tycoon with alleged Philadelphia crime family, mob ties in Philadelphia who founded and operated Top Job before his death. References American businesspeople Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goffredo Da Castiglione
Pope Celestine IV ( la, Caelestinus IV; c. 1180/1187 − 10 November 1241), born Goffredo da Castiglione, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States for only a few days from 25 October 1241 to his death in 10 November 1241. History Born in Milan, Goffredo or Godfrey is often referred to as son of a sister of Pope Urban III, but this claim is without foundation. Nothing is known of his early life until he became chancellor of the church of Milan (perhaps as early as 1219, certainly in 1223–27). Pope Gregory IX made him a cardinal on 18 September 1227 with the diocese and benefice of San Marco, and in 1228–29 sent him as legate in Lombardy and Tuscany, where the cities and communes had generally remained true to the Hohenstaufen emperor, Frederick II. He was dispatched in an attempt to bring these territories around to the papal side, but without success. In 1238, he was made cardinal bishop of Sabina. The papal election of 1241, which elevated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
