Alessandro Manzoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alessandro Manzoni

Italian poet and novelist

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1785

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 22-May-1873

Profession: writer, poet, politician, novelist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (UK: , US: , Italian: [ales'sandro man'dzo?ni]; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet and novelist. He is famous for the novel The Betrothed (orig.
Italian: I promessi sposi) (1827), generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature.
The novel is also a symbol of the Italian Risorgimento, both for its patriotic message and because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern, unified Italian language.
Manzoni also contributed to the stabilization of the modern Italian language and helped to insure linguistic unity throughout Italy.
He was an influential proponent of Liberal Catholicism in Italy.



Alternative names	Ajez; Hayez; Hayes; francesco hayer; francesco hayez
Description	Italian painter
Date of birth/death	10 February 1791	21 December 1882
Location of birth/death	Venice	Milan
Work location	Milan, Venice, Rome
Authority control	: Q223725 VIAF: 283001 ISNI: 0000 0000 8079 7902 ULAN: 500019066 LCCN: n83140462 WGA: HAYEZ, Francesco WorldCat