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Mortara may refer to: * Mortara, Lombardy, a town in Italy * Mortara (surname) * Mortara, electrocardiograph ( ECG) machines manufactured by Wellch Allyn (acquired by Hillrom) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortara, Lombardy
Mortara ( Lombard: ''Murtära'') is a town and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Italy. It lies between the Agogna and Terdoppio rivers, in the historical district known as Lomellina, a rice-growing agricultural center. It received the honorary title of city with a royal decree in 1706. History The town has Roman origins proved by several archaeological discoveries and its first name was ''Pulchra Silva''. After the bloody battle during which Charlemagne defeated the Longobard King Desiderius in 773, its name changed. In the ''Orlando Furioso'' (second canto) it can be read: Quivi cader de’ Longobardi tanti,e tanta fu quivi la strage loro,che ‘l loco de la pugna gli abitantiMortara dapoi sempre nominoro.Ludovico Ariosto, I cinque canti - canto II, 88 The prose translation sounds as follows:"Here so many Longobards died and the slaughter of them was so great here that, from then on, the inhabitants gave the place of the battle the name of Mortara". It prospered as a hunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortara (surname)
Mortara is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edgardo Mortara (1851–1940), Italian priest, and central figure in the Mortara case in which papal authorities seized him from his Jewish family when he was six years old * Edoardo Mortara (born 1987), professional Italian racecar driver * Giorgio Mortara Giorgio Mortara (4 April 1885 – 1967) was an Italian economist, demographer, and statistician. He was the son of senator Lodovico Mortara, a noted jurist, magistrate and politician. Biography Giorgio held the academic rank of professor at the ... (1885–1967), Italian economist * Marco Mortara (1815–1894), Italian rabbi {{surname, Mortara Italian-language surnames Jewish surnames Sephardic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |