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James Chiosso
Captain Giacomo (later James) Chiosso was born about 1789 into local nobility in Turin, Piedmont. He had three children by his first wife: Hannah (1816), Caroline Henriette (1828) and Antonio Martino (1829). His latter two children were born in England (Scampston, Yorkshire and Foston, Derbyshire., respectively). After the death of his first wife, he married Harriet Oxtoby in 1835, in Scropton, Derbyshire. In 1829 he invented the Polymachinon (forerunner of the modern exercise machine). In the 1830s Charles Thorold Wood invited Chiosso and other scholars to tutor his sons in Campsall, Yorkshire. During his time in Campsall he was a regular contributor to the Society for the Acquisition of Knowledge, teaching local labourers French and current affairs. Chiosso later became Professor of Gymnastics at University College, London. He also founded the London Gymnasium and Fencing School (123 Oxford Street) and the Blackheath Gymnasium and Fencing School (D'Acre Park, Lee, Lewisham) whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po (river), Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alps, Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 847,287 (31 January 2022) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Larger Urban Zones, Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city used to be a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk Villas
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea, with The Wash to the north-west. The county town is the city of Norwich. With an area of and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile (155 per km2). Of the county's population, 40% live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000). The Broads is a network of rivers and lakes in the east of the county, extending south into Suffolk. The area is protected by the Broads Authority and has similar status to a national park. History The area that was to become Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, (there were Palaeolithic settlers as early as 950,000 years ago) with camps along the higher land in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
