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Howard R. Marraro
Howard Rosario Marraro (August 19, 1897 in Regalbuto, Sicily - January 25, 1972, in New York City, New York) was an Italian-American historian, writer of more than a dozen books on Italy, Italian literature, history, and culture. Marraro emigrated to the United States with his family in 1905. He studied at Columbia University, earning BA, MA and PhD (in 1932) degrees. Starting in 1925, he worked at the university, as a Lecturer, Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Full Professor. Marraro retired in 1965. Since 1973 the ''Howard R. Marraro Prize in Italian History'' is awarded annually to honor an author of a book or article dealing with Italian history or Italo-American history or relations. Selected works * American opinion on the unification of Italy, 1846-1861, PhD thesis, Columbia University Press, 1932. Republished in 1969 by AMS Press. * Diplomatic relations between the United States and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from 1816 to 1861, 2 vol., S.F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regalbuto
Regalbuto (Latin: Ameselum; Sicilian: ''Regarbutu'') is a ''comune'' in the province of Enna, Sicily, southern Italy. There is an annual cattle fair held in the month of August. History Regalbuto may be the ancient town of Amaselos, which was named by the Greek and Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus in his ''Bibliotheca historica'' (Historical Library) writings. The name Regalbuto derives from the Arab term ''Rahal Abbud'', "Abbud's farmhouse". Discoveries at the site include the old Saracen quarter. Around 1200, the inhabitants of the nearby town of Centuripe, who rebelled against the Swabian dynasty whom Regalbuto had been faithful to, destroyed Regalbuto. Years later, King Manfred had the town rebuilt at its present site. In 1860, a number of members of parliament met in Regalbuto with Garibaldi to discuss a truce during the Campaign of 1860. The town was never subject to fiscal taxes, and a free magistracy elected by the king and the archbishops of Messina governed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicily
(man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Sicilian , demographics1_info1 = 98% , demographics1_title2 = , demographics1_info2 = , demographics1_title3 = , demographics1_info3 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = CEST , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal_code_type = , postal_code = , area_code_type = ISO 3166 code , area_code = IT-82 , blank_name_sec1 = GDP (nominal) , blank_info_sec1 = €89.2 billion (2018) , blank1_name_sec1 = GDP per capita , blank1_info_sec1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |