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| Airoldi Cesare (1774-1858) | Scientist |
| Albanese Enrico (1834-1889) | Medic and
Patriot A member of the Garibaldi expedition ; he cured Garibaldi at Aspromonte. |
| Aliotta Antonio (1881-1964) | Philosopher Influenced from American tendencies of pragmatism, he criticized Italian's Idealism. La reazione idealistica contro la scienza (1912). |
| Amari Michele (1806-1889) | Historician Federalist inspiration patriot, was forced to exile due to his partecipation to the against Borbonico government in 1848. He covered the role of Instruction Minister after the Union (1862-64). Storia dei mussulmani in Sicilia (1854). |
| Amato Giacomo detto Paolo (1643-1732) | Sculptor . His main work is the Chiesa della Pietà at Palermo. |
| Ameglio Giovanni (1854-1921) | General. 1911 Italy-Turkey war. |
| Andò Flavio (1851-1915) | Actor His interpretations are famous, especially in the movie Eleonora Duse. |
| Auria Vincenzo (1625-1710) | Writer "Historia delli Vicerè di Sicilia dal 1409 al 1697". |
| Avarna
Giuseppe
Gualtieri
(Duke of) (1843-1916) |
Ambassador He presented on May 1915, the war declaration to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
| Basile Ernesto (1857-1932) | Architect From the starting eclectic manierismo point, he reached liberty of design with the: Teatro Massimo di Palermo. |
| Basile Nino (1866-1937) | Historician Attentive student and tireless researcher of the testimonies of history and of art of the city of Palermo. - Palermo Felicissima. |
| Beccadelli
Antonio known as
il Panormita(1394 -1471) |
Umanist He founded the Accademia Antoniana in Naples, known then as Pontaniana. Great Latin's poet. Hermaphoroditus, epigramms' collection. |
| Boccone Silvio (1633-1704) | Scientist |
| Cagliostro Alessandro (Giuseppe Balsamo) (1743-1795) | Adventurer Famous in the whole Europe for his arts of black magic and healings. Involved in numerous scandals, he was convict and ended in jail at S. Leo. |
| Calanovella
Lucio
Piccolo
(1903-1969) |
Poet |
| Cannizzaro Stanislao (1826-1910) | Chemical and
Patriot He formulated a valid and stable atomical theory; the method of deduction of the atomic relative weights of the elements. Regola di Cannizzaro. |
| Cantone Michele (1857-1932) | Physic |
| Carnelivari Matteo(sec. XV) |
Between the first artist to use the Renaissement forms in Sicily. Palazzi Aiutamicristo e Abatelli. |
| Cipolla Michele (1880-1947) | Mathematician. |
| Civiletti Benedetto (1846-1903) | Sculptor. Pupill of di G. Duprè. Monumento a Canaris a Palermo. |
| Contarini Salvatore (1867-1945) | Diplomatic |
| Cusa Salvatore (1822-1893) | Musli's expert. Teacher at Palermo. I diplomi greci e arabi in Sicilia. |
| De Stefani Livia (1920-1990) | Writer. "La vigna dell’uva nera”. |
| Di Dio Alfredo
e Antonio (1920-1944) - (1922-1944) - (Brothers) |
Patriots |
| Di Lauria Ruggiero (1245-1304) | Admiral At the orders of King Pietro III, he won (1283) near the Isle of Malta, the Angio's ships, at Naples he defeated them again and captured Carlo II d'Angiò; after the threat between the King of Aragona Giacomo and Carlo II, he put himself at the service of Carlo II to reconquist Sicily, defeating Corrado di Oria from Genova in the battle of Capo d'Orlando (1330). |
| Di Martino Stefano (1495/....) | Sculptor |
| Errante Vincenzo (1813-1891) |
Member of the Sicilian revolution in 1848, and member of the Govermnment; senator during the Italian Reign; he also wrote many historical-literary operas. |
| Ferrara Francesco (1810-1900) | Economist |
| Finocchiaro Aprile Andrea (1880-1964) | Politician.Founder of the Sicilian Mouvment for the Independence MIS aptive from from 1943 to 1946. |
| Fiore Angelo (1906-1986) | Writer. “ L’erede del beato ” |
| Franchi Franco (1922-1991) |
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| Fullone Pietro "Petru Fulluni" (1600-1670) | Writer and dialect's poet |
| Gaetani Francesco Maria Emanuele Marchese di Villabianca (1720-1802) | Writer. "Sicilia Nobile " - " Diario Palermitano del 1743/1802 " |
| Gagini Antonello (1478-1536) | Sculptor |
| Giberti Gian Matteo (1495-1543) | Priest of Verona. He wrote for his own Diocese the Costitutiones, used at he Trento's Council. |
| Galeno Giuseppe (1605-1680) | Writer. " La Spagna riacquistata " - " Rosalia trionfante " |
| Gallo Agostino (1790-1812) | Studious of Sicilian arts. |
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Giuseppe
Tomasi di Lampedusa
(1896-1957) |
Writer. Noble family's origin, (the one of the Lampedusa's Princes, Dukes of Parma and Montechiaro).Impassioned of historical books and of foreign novels readings , he devoted himself to the fiction in the last years. His posthumous novel Il Gattopardo. Other posthumous works are: Lighea - Lezioni su Sthendal - Invito alle lettere francesi del Cinqucento. |
| Gregorio Rosario (1753-1809) | Diplomatic |
| Guccia
Giovanni
Battista
(1855-1914) |
Founder of the Mathematical Circle of Palermo. |
| Ingrassia Ciccio (1923-2003) | Actor. Together with F. Franchi he interpreted more than 100 comic's movies. Che cosa sono le nuvole? (1968). |
| La Gùmina Bartolomeo (1850-1931) | Musli's Expert and Priest of Agrigento. |
| La Lumia Isidoro (1823-1879) | Historician. Supervisor of the state's file in Palermo. Author of Sicilian's histories. |
| La Malfa Ugo (1903-1979) | Politician. Between the founders of the Partito d'Azione, then member of the PRI (Italian Republican Party). |
| Lanza di Scalea
Pietro
(1863-1938) |
Politician Senator. War and colonies Minister. Author of the Storia siciliana. |
| La Rosa Michele (1880-1933) | Physic Known for his important contributes in various experimental and theorical phsic studies: ottica fisiologica - termoelettricità - teoria della relatività. |
| Laureti Tommaso
detto il Siciliano (1530-1602) |
Painter and
Architect Pupil of Sebastiano del Piombo; painted Fontana del Nettuno at Bologna, and painted the twirl of Costantino in Vaticano. |
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Lo
Jacono Francesco
(1841-1915) |
Painter. He usually painted Sicilian's panoramas. Pupill of F. Palizzi. |
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