Carlo Porta
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Carlo Porta (June 15, 1775 – January 5, 1821) was an Italian poet, the most famous writer in Milanese (the central dialect of the Western Lombard language).
Biography
Porta was born in Milan to Giuseppe Porta and Violante Gottieri, a merchant family.[1] He studied in Monza until 1792 and then in the Seminario of Milan. In 1796, the Napoleonic Wars pushed Porta to find a job in Venice (where one of his brothers lived) and he remained there until 1799.
From 1804 until his death, Porta worked as clerical officer. In 1806, he married to Vincenza Prevosti.
He died in Milan in January 1821 from an attack of gout and was buried in the Church of San Gregorio. His tomb was subsequently lost.
References
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Isella, Dante (1982). "Carlo Porta". In Emilio Checchi and Natalino Sapegno (ed.). Storia della Letteratura Italiana. Vol. VII. Milan: Garzanti.
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