Morpurgo ( he, מורפורגו) is an Italian surname of Jewish origin. Originally ''Marpurg'', from the Austrian city Marburg an der Drau (today
Maribor in
Slovenia
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). Key ancestor was Moises Jacob, father of Petachia, in
Bad Radkersburg, Austria. Petachia (1355–1460) had three sons who died in Maribor. Their subsequent multinational progeny took the surnames Maribor, Marburg, Marpurg, Morpurgo, Marlborough, Murphy.
''Morpurgo'' may refer to:
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Anna Morpurgo Davies
Anna Elbina Morpurgo Davies, (21 June 1937 – 27 September 2014) was an Italian philologist who specialised in comparative Indo-European linguistics. She spent her career at Oxford University, where she was the Professor of Comparative Philolo ...
(1937–2014), Italian linguist at Oxford University.
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Clare Morpurgo, wife of Michael Morpurgo.
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Elio Morpurgo (1858–1944), Italian politician.
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Israel Isserlein (1380–1460) son of Petachia, had two sons, Aaron (1420–1490) and Keshel.
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Lisa Morpurgo (Dordoni) (1923–1998), Italian writer and astrologer.
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Michael Morpurgo
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo ('' né'' Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as ''War Horse'' (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytell ...
(born 1943), English writer, especially of children's novels.
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Rachel Luzzatto Morpurgo
Rachel Luzzatto Morpurgo (; 8 April 1790 – 1871) was a Jewish-Italian poet. She is said to be the first Jewish woman to write poetry in Hebrew under her own name in two thousand years.
Life
Morpurgo was born in Trieste, Italy into the prospero ...
(1790–1871), Jewish-Italian poet.
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Samson (ben Joshua Moses) Morpurgo (1681–1740), Italian rabbi, physician and liturgist.
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Tina Morpurgo (1907–1944), Croatian painter.
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Uberto De Morpurgo (1896– 1961), Italian tennis player.
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Vid Morpurgo
Vid Morpurgo (1838–1911) was a Kingdom of Dalmatia, Dalmatian industrialist, publisher, politician and member of a notable Split, Croatia, Split family Morpurgo.
Early years and family
Morpurgo was born on 7 May 1838 in Split, Croatia, Spli ...
(1838–1911), Croatian industrialist, publisher and politician.
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Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo
Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo (Rome, 1890 - Rome, 1966) was an Italian architect
Following is a list of Italian architects.
Early architects
* Marcus Agrippa
* Vitruvius
Medieval architects
*Arnolfo di Cambio
* Pietro Baseggio
* Giotto ...
(1890–1966), Italian architect.
''Morpurgo'' may also refer to
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5521 Morpurgo, an asteroid
* Palazzo Morpurgo, a palace in
Udine
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Jewish families
Jewish surnames
Italian-language surnames
Toponymic surnames
Jewish Italian history