Balbi (or Balbis or Balby) may refer to: Palazzo Balbi (Venice)

Geographical features

Mount Balbi Mount Balbi is a Holocene stratovolcano located in the northern portion of the island of Bougainville Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. A gentle prominence at is the highest point of the island. There are five volcanic craters east of the ...

Streets and palaces

Via Balbi (Genoa) Via Balbi is a street in the historical centre of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy, named after the aristocratic Genoese Balbi family. It is one of the ''Strade Nuove'' (Italian for "new streets") built by the Genoese aristocracy during the Renaissance ...

, part of the

UNESCO World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli in Genoa, Italy * Villa Balbi Durazzo Gropallo dello Zerbino, villa in Genoa, Italy *

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or Palazzo Stefano Balbi, Genoa *

Palazzo Balbi Palazzo Balbi is a palace on the Canal Grande, Venice, northern Italy. It is included in the ''sestiere'' (quarter) of Dorsoduro, to the right of Ca' Foscari. Currently it is the seat of the President of the Veneto region and of the regional cou ...

, Venice, Italy

People

* Giovanni (or John) Balbi (or Johannes Januensis de Balbis) (died ≈1298), Italian lexicographer. In 1460 he wrote "Catholicon" a comprehensive Latin dictionary. *

Francisco Balbi di Correggio Francisco Balbi di Correggio (16 March 1505 – 12 December 1589), born in Correggio in the province of Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy, was an arquebus An arquebus ( ) is a form of long gun that appeared in Europe and the Ottoman Empire dur ...

(1505-1589), Italian arquebusier. He was born in the town of Correggio in the modern Italian province of

Emilia-Romagna egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or it, Romagnolo (man) it, Romagnola (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title ...

. Francisco was a poet and historian who wrote in Italian and Spanish. He served in the military and fought in the Siege of Malta in 1565. He wrote the only first hand history of that famous battle. His experience in battle and other events during his military career were published in his memoir "''The Siege of Malta 1565''". *

Ludovico Balbi Ludovico Balbi (c. 1545 – 1604) was a Venetian singer and composer, and conductor. He was a pupil of Costanzo Porta and a choirmaster at Padua. Among his compositions are masses, motets, canzoni, madrigals, and others. Surviving compositions d ...

(1545-1604), Venetian singer-composer and friar. Singer at St. Marco, Venice from 1570 to 1578. Throughout his life, Balbi was appointed

maestro di cappella (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

of St. Maria Gloriosa del Frari, of the Cappella Antoniana in Padua and the

Treviso Cathedral Treviso Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Treviso, Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Treviso, Veneto, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Peter. It is the seat of the bishop of Treviso. History The church originates from t ...

. Received an honorary degree as ''maestro dell'ordine'', denoting particular skill exercised over a long period. * Luigi Balbi,

Venetian Venetian often means from or related to: * Venice, a city in Italy * Veneto, a region of Italy * Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area Venetian and the like may also refer to: * Venetian language, a Romance language s ...

composer, organist, singer and friar. Nephew of

. Sang in the choir of St. Marco in Venice and later the Cappella del Santo at the basilica of St. Antonio, Padua. Appointed

at the Church of the Carit in Venice. * Bartolomeo Balbi (1542–1593): Genoese consul in Antwerp, married to Lucrezia Santvoort. He died in Antwerp, and is buried in St-James. * Lorenzo Balbi (1680–1740), Italian composer * Ignacio Balbi (1720–1775), An 18th-century composer who performed primarily in Milan. *

Giovanni Battista Balbis Giovanni Battista Balbis (17 November 1765 – 3 February 1831) was an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France. He alternately was called Gioanni Battista Balbis and Jean-Baptiste Balbis. In 1804, botanist Antonio José C ...

(1765-1831), French(?) teacher of Antoine Risso. Balbis was a 17th-century choreographer, dancer, and stage designer. He was involved with Venetian opera from its inception and played an important role in the introduction of Venetian opera to northern Europe. *

Adrian Balbi Adriano Balbi (April 25, 1782 – March 14, 1848), Italian geographer, was born at Venice. The publication of his ''Prospetto politico-geografico dello stato attuale del globo'' (Venice, 1808) obtained his election to the chair of professor of geog ...

(1782–1848), Italian geographer * Domenico Balbi (1927–2005), a painter, designer and engraver born in Genoa in 1927. His art exhibitions won awards in Italy and abroad. He created the well known Balbi Tarot cards and gave numerous conferences about the symbolism of Tarot. He also published articles on metaphysical and philosophical topics. * Raul Balbi, Argentine world boxing champion

Business

* Balbi an Argentine department store chain

Geographical features

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People

Business

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