Carlo Romussi (10 December 1847 - 2 March 1913) was an Italian layer, journalist, and politician.

Biography

He was born in Milan to a prominent family. He studied law at the University of Pavia, graduating in 1870. He moved to Milan, and gradually abandoned the practice of law, and began writing columns about Milanese history for the journal '' Il Secolo'' and became its director from 1896-1909. In his historical writing, he was mentored by the historian Cesare Cantù. In the newspaper, he worked alongside Edoardo Sonzogno. In politics, he became an ally of Cavalloti. In 1898, he was arrested, along with other newspaper editors, for his pronouncements regarding the food riots of May 6-9 1898 in Milan, that led to the

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. Released and pardoned after a year. He was elected to the

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in 1904, aligning himself with the more radical or liberal elements of the chamber.Rivista enciclopedica contemporanea
Editore Francesco Vallardi, Milan, (1913), entry by A Blanchi, pages 77-78.

Works

''Milano ne' suoi monumenti''
Edoardo Sonzogno editor, 1875; * ''Il libro delle società operaje'', Sonzogno, 1880; * ''I grandi italiani.

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'', Sonzogno, 1884; * ''Il Duomo di Milano'', Hoepli, 1902; * ''Storia d'Italia narrata al popolo'', Sonzogno, 1910; * ''Manualetto del cittadino italiano'', Sonzogno, 1910; * ''Milano che sfugge'', Aliprandi 1913.

References and Bibliography

* In part derived from Italian Wikipedia. *

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, ''Inventario dell'archivio Carlo Romussi 1847-1913'', Impremix Ed. Visual Grafika, 2008, ISBN 9788895816029
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* Romussi, Carlo, article by Marco Soresina (2017) {{DEFAULTSORT:Romussi Carlo Italian politicians Italian journalists Italian historians People from Milan