Angelo Brofferio
Angelo Brofferio (6 December 1802 – 25 May 1866) was a Piedmontese and Italian poet and politician, active during the period of Italian unification.
Angelo Brofferio

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- Name
- Angelo Brofferio
- Born
- 6 December 1802
- Birthplace
- Castelnuovo Calcea, French Republic
- Died
- 25 May 1866
- Place of death
- Minusio, Swiss Confederation
- Education
- University of Turin
- Occupation
- Poet, politician, writer
- Spouse
- Felicie Perret
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Angelo Brofferio (6 December 1802 – 25 May 1866) was a Piedmontese and Italian poet and politician, active during the period of Italian unification.
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• Name — Angelo Brofferio • Born — 6 December 1802 • Birthplace — Castelnuovo Calcea, French Republic • Died — 25 May 1866 • Place of death — Minusio, Swiss Confederation • Education — University of Turin • Occupation — Poet, politician, writer • Spouse — Felicie Perret
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Brofferio was known as "the Piedmontese Béranger". His poem entitled Canzoni piemontesi, written in Piedmontese, is among his most noteworthy works. • Illustration — Bust of Angelo Brofferio at the Pincian Hill in Rome
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• Su morre • Eudossia • Idomeneo • Vitige re dei Goti • Il vampiro • Mio cugino • Salvator Rosa • Il tartufo politico
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• Tradizioni italiane • Scene elleniche • Storia delle rivoluzioni italiane dal 1821 al 1848 • Storia del Piemonte dal 1814 ai giorni nostri • Storia del parlamento subalpino • I miei tempi
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