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René Paresce
René or Renato Herbert Paresce (5 January 1886 – 15 October 1937) was a Swiss-born Italy, Italian painter and writer. Biography René was born in Carouge, a suburb of Geneva. His father was a militant socialist from Palermo and his mother, Lidia Ignatieff, was the daughter of a Russian businessman. As a young man, he traveled to Paris. His parents travelled frequently, including to Moscow and Florence. As an infant, his family stayed mostly in Florence where he attended the , and enrolled in the Physics program of the University of Bologna, but ended by completing his physics thesis in Palermo in 1911, on the subject of light spectrum, light spectra. After having been refused an academic position at Palermo, he became a teacher of natural sciences at the Barnabite affiliated Collegio alla Quercia in Florence. He continued to spend time painting and befriended the painter Baccio Maria Bacci. He also worked as a translator of French and Russian. In 1912, he married the piani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carouge
Carouge () is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. History Carouge is first mentioned in the Early Middle Ages as ''Quadruvium'' and ''Quatruvio''. In 1248 it was mentioned as ''Carrogium'' while in the 14th Century it was known as ''Quarrouiz'' or ''Quarroggi''. In 1445 it was mentioned as ''Quaroggio''. The current city was built by Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy, starting in 1760–70. It obtained the status of city in 1786. Carouge was taken by revolutionary France in 1792, apparently with considerable local support. During the Napoleonic wars, in 1814 Carouge was reincorporated into the Kingdom of Sardinia following a brief occupation by Austria. The Treaty of Turin (1816) transferred Carouge to the Canton of Geneva and it therefore became part of the Swiss Confederation. Geography Carouge has an area, , of . Of this area, or 4.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 8.5% is forested. Of the rest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
