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Torquato Tasso Torquato Tasso ( , also , ; 11 March 154425 April 1595) was an Italian poet of the 16th century, known for his 1591 poem ''Gerusalemme liberata'' (Jerusalem Delivered), in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between ...

, Italian 16th-century poet, author of ''Gerusalemme liberata'' **'' Tasso, Lament and Triumph'', a symphonic poem by Franz Liszt based on the poet **''

'', a play by Goethe based on the life of the poet *

Bernardo Tasso Bernardo Tasso (11 November 14935 September 1569), born in the Republic of Venice, was an Italian courtier and poet. Biography He was, for many years, secretary in the service of the prince of Salerno, and his wife Porzia de Rossi was closely c ...

, his father, also a poet * Faustino Tasso, Italian monk and poet *

Henri Tasso Henri Tasso (8 October 1882 – 12 February 1944) was a French Socialist politician. He served as the Mayor of Marseille from 1935 to 1939. He also served as a member of the National Assembly from 1924 to 1938, and of the Senate from 1938 to 1945 ...

, French politician *

Takuya Tasso is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Iwate Prefecture. He is a native of Morioka and graduate of the University of Tokyo. Biography Tasso joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1988, receiving a master's degree in internat ...

, the governor of Iwate Prefecture in Japan *

Tasso Jereissati Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati (born 15 December 1948) is federal senator of Brazil. He is a former governor of Ceará Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the ...

, Brazilian politician *

Tasso of Friuli Tasso (or Taso) (died 617) was the joint Duke of Friuli with his younger brother Kakko from their father's death (611Perhaps as early as 602.) to their own. Their father was Gisulf II and their mother Romilda of Friuli. In or around 611, Gisulf wa ...

, early 7th-century Lombard duke

Places

* Tasso, Corse-du-Sud, a commune on Corsica, France *

Tasso Island TASSO (Two Arm Spectrometer SOlenoid) was a particle detector at the PETRA particle accelerator at the German national laboratory DESY. The TASSO collaboration is best known for having discovered the gluon, the mediator of the strong interactio ...

, in the

Sierra Leone River The Sierra Leone River is a river estuary on the Atlantic Ocean in Western Sierra Leone. It is formed by the Bankasoka River and Rokel River and is between 4 and 10 miles wide (6–16 km) and 25 miles (40 km) long. It holds the major port ...

* Tasso River, a river in Mumbai, India *

Tasso, Tennessee Tasso is an unincorporated community located in Bradley County, Tennessee approximately five miles north-northeast of the business district of Cleveland. Its coordinates are approximately 35.212 N, 84.804 W and its elevation is approximately 814 ...

, an unincorporated community in Bradley County, Tennessee *Tasso, Lumarzo, Genova, Liguria, Italy, a village (frazione) within the community (comune) of Lumarzo in Genoa province, Italy *Tasso, a portion of the

Sagittario (river) The Sagittario is a river in Italy. It is located primarily in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. The river is the main tributary of the Aterno-Pescara. Its source is located near Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e M ...

* Tasso, Benin, a town and arrondissement in Benin

Other uses

TASSO TASSO (Two Arm Spectrometer SOlenoid) was a particle detector at the PETRA particle accelerator at the German national laboratory DESY. The TASSO collaboration is best known for having discovered the gluon, the mediator of the strong interaction an ...

, the name of a particle detector and the group of physicists working with it *

Tasso (horse) Tasso (foaled April 20, 1983, in Florida) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was named the Champion two-year-old of 1985 after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Background Tasso was bred by Gerald Robbins and Timothy Sams of Waldemar Fa ...

, an American Thoroughbred racehorse * Tasso (meat product) or Tasso ham, a specialty of Cajun cuisine {{disambig, surname, geo