Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli
Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli, also spelt Magnocavallo (1707–1789) was an Italian architect and writer. Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli was born in Casale Monferrato to Ippolito, count of Varengo (today part of the commune of Gabiano) and the countess Veronica Pico Pastrona, he studied at a Jesuit college in Parma. On his return to Casale, he established himself as an essayist, dramatist and poet, before adopting the career for which he is best known, as an architect.
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- 1707 · Casale Monferrato.
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Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli, also spelt Magnocavallo (1707–1789) was an Italian architect and writer. Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli was born in Casale Monferrato to Ippolito, count of Varengo (today part of the commune of Gabiano) and the countess Veronica Pico Pastrona, he studied at a Jesuit college in Parma. On his return to Casale, he established himself as an essayist, dramatist and poet, before adopting the career for which he is best known, as an architect.
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Born at Casale Monferrato in 1707, died in Moncalvo in 1788.
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1707
Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli born at Casale Monferrato.
1788
Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli died at Moncalvo.
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- A. Ponziglione. Elogio storico di Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli conte di Varengo. Biblioteca oltremontana e piemontese. II. 1790. 269-299.
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