Alberto Guglielmotti
Alberto Guglielmotti (baptized name Francesco ) (born February 3, 1812 in Civitavecchia , † October 31, 1893 in Rome ) was an Italian Dominican and naval historian .
Life
Guglielmotti became a Dominican in 1827 at the age of 15. In the following years he dealt with theology , philosophy , literature , mathematics and astronomy . However, his main focus was on the fleet of the Papal States and the Turkish Wars . He wrote a multi-volume work about the Pope's fleet , in which the fight against Saracens and North African pirates , Marcantonio Colonna , the Battle of Lepanto and shipbuilding play a prominent role. From 1850 to 1859 he was librarian at the Biblioteca Casanatense ; after that he became prior of Santa Maria sopra Minerva and provincial.
In 1863 he went on a journey to personally get to know places important for naval history such as Lepanto , Constantinople , Rhodes and Malta . In six notebooks he recorded his impressions in his travel diary ( Giornale di viaggio ).
His reference work for seafarers , which was recognized as linguistically authoritative by the Accademia della Crusca , which accepted him as a member in 1871 , also became particularly important .
His hometown of Civitavecchia (formerly the naval port of the papal fleet) erected a memorial to him in Via Garibaldi .
literature
- Piero Crociani: GUGLIELMOTTI, Alberto. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 61: Guglielmo Gonzaga-Jacobini. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2003.
Web links
- Marcantonio Colonna alla Battaglia di Lepanto . Full text on Archive.org
- Volume 2 (La guerra dei pirati e la marina pontificia dal 1500 al 1560)
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guglielmotti, Alberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guglielmotti, Francesco (baptismal name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Dominican and naval historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Civitavecchia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1893 |
| Place of death | Rome |