Find A Grave - Provincia di Firenze

Alfieri, Vittorio b. 1749 d. 1803
Italian poet.
Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Alighieri, Dante [cenotaph] b. 1265 d. September 14, 1321
Author. Born Durante Alighieri in Florence, Italy the son of Alighiero di Bellincione Alighieri, a notary, and his first wife. His studies included rhetoric, grammar, philosophy, literature , theology, philosophy, and theology. In 1293 he joined the guild of physicians and apothecaries in order to gain entry into the political life of the city. About that same year he published 'Vita Nuova' a combination of lyrical verse and poetic prose telling the story of his love for Beatrice. About 1295 he...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Annigoni, Pietro b. June 7, 1910 d. October 28, 1988
Artist. A native of Milan, Italy, he is most notable for his portrait paintings of beggars, and for his 1955 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, which has been used on several colonial banknotes including the 1968 Rhodesian note. His portrait of Queen Elizabeth II hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. Known for his style of Italian Renaissance, he was a contrast to the modernist and post-modernist artistic styles of the middle and late 20th century. Among his other works was...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Monumentale Cimitiere at San Miniato al Monte, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Baker, Addison Earl [memorial] b. January 1, 1907 d. August 1, 1943
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was a National Guard officer who had been called to active duty in 1940. By 1943, he was a Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Air Corps and commander of the 93rd Heavy Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force, assigned to Benghazi, North Africa. It was from this point that he led his group as part of a daring low level attack against enemy oil refineries and installations at Ploesti, Romania, on August 1, 1943. Approaching...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot: Body was never recovered.
Bonaparte, Julie b. December 26, 1771 d. April 7, 1845
Queen of Naples and Spain. Julie Clary was born in Marseille, France, the daughter of François Clary, a wealthy silk manufacturer and merchant, and his wife Françoise Rose Somis. The Clary sisters had ties to the Bonaparte family before their ascent to power, sister Desiree was engaged to Joseph Bonaparte before moving on to his brother Napoleon. Joseph married her sister Marie-Julie Clary instead on August 1, 1794 at Cuges. They had three daughters Julie Josephine Bonaparte who died as an...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul S.)
Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Botticelli (di Mariano Filipepi), Sandro (Allesandro) b. March 1, 1445 d. May 16, 1510
Artist. He was a contemporary of famed artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni and Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci, and his considered one of the best painters of the 15th century period of art and culture in Italy known as the "Quattrocento". He was pupil of painter Filippo Lippi and worked for the House of Medici political dynasty. His works include the paintings "Adorazione del Magi," "Nascita di Venere" and "Allegoria de la Primavera." He also worked on the Sistine Chapel in the...[Read More]
Abbazia Di Ognissanti, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Browning (Moulton), Elizabeth Barrett b. March 6, 1806 d. June 29, 1861
Poet. Born Elizabeth Moulton-Barrett at Cohnadatia Hall in Durham, England,, family wealth from Jamaican sugar plantations gave Elizabeth and her eleven brothers and sisters a privileged childhood. In her teens, she contracted a lung disorder, the nature of which is still speculated upon, and was treated as an invalid by her parents. In 1826 she published ‘An Essay on Mind and Other Poems' anonymously. After her father suffered financial losses which forced him to sell the family estate, the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cimitero Accatolico, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Brunelleschi, Filippo (Philippi) b. 1377 d. April 15, 1446
Brunelleschi was an archietect/sculptor who built the dome for the cathedral in Florence.
Cathedral of Florence, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot: Chamber is below the Cathedral
Buti, Carlo b. November 14, 1902 d. November 16, 1963
Italian Tenor. In the 1930s and the 40s, Carlo Buti had more entries in the Columbia catalogue in Italy than any other vocalist. He was the most recorded Italian voice on 78 rpm records, (around 800) and yet today he's virtually unremembered; he was appealing and the songs range through parlour romances, genuine Neapolitan ones and popular ballads of the time. (Bio by: Enrico Borsetti)
Vecchio Cimitero, Montelupo Fiorentino, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot: Buti Family Chapel
Caccini, Francesca b. September 18, 1587 d. 1640 (circa)
Composer, Singer, Instrumentalist. Nicknamed "The Songbird", she was one of the most famous and versatile musicians of the the 17th Century. Her comedy "La liberazione di Ruggiero" (1625) was the first opera written by a woman and the first to be performed outside of Italy. The youngest daughter of singer-composer Giulio Caccini, she was born in Florence and sang at the Medici Court as a child, along with her sister Settimia. She received an excellent musical education and learned to play the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot: Caccini Family Vault
Caccini, Giulio b. October 8, 1551 d. December 10, 1618
Composer, Singer, Music Theorist. An important pioneer of early Baroque vocal music. His opera "Euridice" (1600) was the first ever to be published. Caccini was born in Rome and studied music in Florence under the patronage of Cosimo de Medici, who admired his singing. Around 1574 he joined the Florentine Cammerata Society, a group of intellectuals who upheld Ancient Greek art as a model for a new creative simplicity; under its influence he began writing songs in a monodic style, using a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Caccini, Settimia b. October 6, 1591 d. 1638
Singer, Composer. One of the first women to enjoy a successful career as a professional musician. The youngest daughter of singer-composer Giulio Caccini, she was born in Florence and sang at the Medici Court as a child, along with her sister Francesca. The family later formed the vocal group "Il Concerto Caccini" and entertained King Henri IV in Paris before going their seperate ways. Claudio Monteverdi invited Settimia to Mantua to create the role of Venus in his opera "Arianna" (1608)...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Basilica della Santissima Annunziata, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot: Caccini Family Vault
Cecchi Gori, Mario b. 1920 d. November 5, 1993
Motion Picture Producer. He produced more than 200 films with well-known actors like Alberto Sordi and Roberto Benign, and exported the Italian Commedia on the world. (Bio by: Bea)
Cimitero Monumentale Delle Porte Sante, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Cellini, Benvenuto b. November 3, 1500 d. February 14, 1571
Artist. He was born in Florence, Italy. He is one of the greatest artists in the Western art, in the peak of Renaissance era. At nineteen, he went to Rome, where he worked for Popes Clement VII and Paul III, for whom he made jeweled ornaments and medallions. In 1536, he traveled to France, where he made the famous salt-cellar for King François I and sculpted decorations for the palace at Fontainebleau. In Florence, Cellini was supported by Duke Cosimo I de Medici. Cosimo's first commission was...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Clough, Arthur Hugh b. January 1, 1819 d. November 13, 1861
English poet. Clough was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford. He wrote a great deal of poetry but only two volumes appeared during his lifetime: "The Bothie of Tober-na-Vuolich" (1848) and "Ambarvalia" (1849). His posthumous poems include “Amours de Voyage,” the dialogues “Dypsichus,” and the tales “Mari Magno.” Clough is best known for the short lyric, “Say not the struggle naught availeth.” His death at the age of 42 was much mourned by those who had known and expected much of him. (Bio by: MC)
Cimitero Accatolico, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Collodi, Carlo b. November 24, 1826 d. October 26, 1890
Author. Real name Carlo Lorenzini. Born in Florence, he took his pen name from his mother's native village. He worked for many years as a journalist and began writing fairy tales in 1856. Collodi's book "The Adventures of Pinocchio" (1883) is one of the most famous children's stories of all time. It has been filmed several times, notably by Walt Disney in 1940. Collodi never married. (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimitero Monumentale Delle Porte Sante, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot: Lorenzini Tomb
Fallaci, Oriana b. June 29, 1929 d. September 15, 2006
Italian Journalist, Author, and Political Interviewer. A former anti-fascist partisan during World War II, she had a long and successful journalistic career. After retirement, she wrote a series of articles and books, critical of Islam and Arab culture, that have roused significant controversy. (Bio by: Ercole77)
Cause of death: Cancer
Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot: Fallaci family tomb
Francescantonio, Franco di b. 1952 d. July 26, 2005
Actor. He was born in Roma and died in Florencia. He began his career on stage in 1971 in classic and contemporary repertory. Soon, he become member of the group "Giancattivi." He worked on Stage with Zeffirelli, Alfredo Bianchini and Roberto di Simone. Also he developed a prolific radio career. In 1989, worked with Compagnia del Piccolo Teatro di Milano. From 1988, he often work in Barcelona, where triumphed with plays such as "Lettera al Padre di Kafka," "Giovanni," "Así que Pasen Cinco Años"...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimitero del Pino, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Plot: Urn 452 (Left side)
Galilei, Galileo b. February 15, 1564 d. January 8, 1642
Italian Scientist, Physicist and Astronomer. He used the telescope to vindicate Copernicus and is remembered as the Father of the modern Experimental Science, as well as the Father of the Science of Motion. Born in Pisa, Italy, as a child he showed unusual skill with building block toys. As he grew into a teenager, he learned to play the lute and the organ, and won a reputation for his oil paintings. Galileo's father, a merchant and musician, encouraged his son to become a doctor, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Galilei, Vincenzo b. 1520 d. July 1, 1591
Composer, Theorist. One of the most influential musicians of his era. Although he was a seminal pioneer of Baroque music, his works are rarely heard today and he is chiefly remembered as the father of the astronomer Galileo. Galilei was born in Santa Maria a Monte, Italy. An accomplished lute player, he studied in Venice with composer Gioseffo Zarlino and delved into the music of the Turks and Moors. Following a period in Pisa (where Galileo was born) he settled in Florence in 1571. His...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy

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