Brittain, Vera b. December 29, 1893 d. March 29, 1970 British pacifist, feminist, poet, and novelist. She was born at Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire. Her father, Thomas Brittain, was a wealthy paper manufacturer, and her mother Edith Bervon. Vera was educated at home by a governess, then at a boarding school in Surrey and finally at Somerville College, Oxford. In 1914 Vera met and fell in love with Roland Leighton, a friend of her only brother, [Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) Granezza British Cemetery, Vicenza, Provincia di Vicenza, Veneto, Italy Plot: Plot 1, Row b, Grave 1
Palladio, Andrea b. November 30, 1508 d. August 19, 1580 Renaissance Architect. His early commissions consisted primarily of palaces and villas for the aristocracy, he began to design religious buildings in the 1560s. In 1570 he was appointed 'Architectural adviser' to the Venetian Republic, and the same year, he published his "Four books of architecture." His treatise was especially influential to the designs of Christopher Wren in England and [Read More] (Bio by: MC) Cimitero Maggiore, Vicenza, Provincia di Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Pecori Giraldi, Gen. Guglielmo b. May 18, 1856 d. February 5, 1941 General and Marshal of Italy. A Senator of the Kingdom of Italy who attended the Military School of Turin where attained the rank of Lieutenant, his swift ascent in the Royal Italian Army made him commander of the Eritrean troops in the East African Campaign from 1896 through 1897. In 1900, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Eighth Army of the Royal Army and participated in the Italo-Turkish War (1911 to 1912). He took part in World War I, and during the war was awarded with the title of...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero) Ossario del Pasubio, Vicenza, Provincia di Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
b. June 4, 1892 d. April 6, 1970