Goffredo mameli biography

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Goffredo Mameli was an Italian patriot, poet, writer and a notable figure in the Risorgimento.

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Goffredo Mameli: poet and patriot for freedom

Goffredo Mameli is one of the most emblematic figures of the Italian Risorgimento, remembered not only for his contribution to the cause of national unity, but also for his role as a poet and patriot. He is best known as the author of the lyrics to Italy’s national anthem, “Fratelli d’Italia,” which still stands today as one of the most powerful symbols of national identity and cohesion.

Goffredo Mameli’s childhood and his education

Goffredo Mameli was born in Genoa in the sestiere del Molo, at no. 30 Via San Bernardo, on September 5, 1827, to a wealthy and cultured family: his father, Giorgio Mameli, originally from the Ogliastra town of Lanusei, was a high-ranking officer in the Sardinian navy, while his mother, Adelaide Zoagli, came from a noble Genoese family. Thanks to the environment in which he grew up, Goffredo had access to a solid cultural education and showed from a young age a marked literary and patriotic sensibility. He was a fervent supporter of republican and democratic ideals, influenc

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1827

He was born in Genoa on 5 September to Giorgio Mameli, Admiral of the Sardinian navy and the marquise Adelaide Zoagli Lomellini. Of delicate health, he made his first studies under the guidance of his mother. His home was frequented by intellectuals from the Genoese environment such as Jacopo Sanvitale, Teresa Doria, Michel Giuseppe Canale.

1835

Cholera broke out in Genoa, and the family moved to Sardinia for a year, where his paternal grandparents lived.

1836-1839

He continued his studies under the guidance of Canale, a polygraph of great culture, at that time suspected of being a follower of Mazzini.

In 1840 he is enrolled for the first time in a public school at the Calasanzian School (a religious Order), where he studied rhetoric under the guidance of Father Agostino Muraglia. In contrast to the Jesuits, the Piarists imparted a liberal teaching; and it is here that Mameli offers the first demonstration of his poetry skills.

1842

He enrolled in November at the University of Genoa studying Philosophy course, a preparatory step to the various u

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Goffredo Mameli

Italian poet, patriot, and writer (1827–1849)

Goffredo Mameli
Portrait of Mameli by Domenico Induno, c. 1849
Born	(1827-09-05)5 September 1827 Genoa, Italy
Died	6 July 1849(1849-07-06) (aged 21) Rome, Italy
Resting place	Mausoleo Ossario del Gianicolo, Janiculum, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation(s)	patriot, poet, and writer
Known for	wrote the lyrics of the original version of the Italian national anthem "Il Canto degli Italiani"

Goffredo Mameli (Italian pronunciation:[ɡofˈfreːdomaˈmɛːli]; 5 September 1827 – 6 July 1849) was an Italian patriot, poet, writer and a notable figure in the Risorgimento. He is also the author of the lyrics of "Il Canto degli Italiani", the national anthem of Italy.

Biography

The son of an aristocratic Sardinianadmiral, Mameli was from Genoa where he was born, and where his father was in command of the fleet of the Kingdom of Sardinia. At the age of seven he was sent to Sardinia, to his grandfather's place, to escape the risk of cholera, but soon came back