Giovanni Arcioni

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Giovanni Arcioni (born March 2, 1827 in Corzoneso ; † December 14, 1898 ibid) was a Swiss writer.

Life

Giovanni Arcioni was the son of the farmer Guglielmo Arcioni.

As a teenager he emigrated to Tortona in Italy , worked temporarily in Paris and in 1854 went to Australia as a gold prospector . In 1861 he returned disappointed and worked again in Paris before spending his final years in his birthplace.

Giovanni Arcioni described in his diary Journal sur la mer , which he later renamed Memorie di un emigrante ticinese in Australia , his trip from Liverpool to Melbourne and his experiences as a gold prospector in Australia. He supplemented the descriptions with details from economic life, which dealt with prices, wages and accounts. The work contains over a dozen poems in Italian, French and English that deal with love and everyday occurrences.

Giovanni Arcioni was married to Luigia Galli.

Fonts (selection)

  • Giorgio Cheda (Ed.): Memorie di un emigrante ticinese in Australia. Lugano 1974.

literature

personal data
SURNAME Arcioni, Giovanni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH Corzoneso
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 1898
Place of death Corzoneso