Amilcare Cipriani

Amilcare Cipriani, 1909

Amilcare Cipriani (born October 18, 1844 in Anzio , † April 30, 1918 in Paris ) was an Italian socialist , anarchist and patriot .

biography

Cipriani was born in Anzio, his family originally came from Rimini. In June 1859, at the age of 15, he fought alongside Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Piedmontese troops in the Battle of Solferino in the Second Italian War of Independence . In 1860 he deserted and followed Garibaldi on the " Train of the Thousand " (Spedizione dei Mille) to conquer Naples and Sicily .

After an amnesty , he was reintegrated into the ranks of the regular army , but resigned to accompany Garibaldi in the conquest of Rome. However, Garibaldi's army of volunteers was defeated by troops under Emilio Pallavicini in the Battle of Aspromonte (1862). Garibaldi was wounded and taken prisoner; Cipriani escaped capture and fled to Greece .

He wrote for Le Plébéien and other anarchist magazines. Cipriani died in a Paris hospital on April 30, 1918 at the age of 73.

reception

In 1911 his writings were banned as subversive literature in Italy. The parents of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini , staunch socialists, gave their son the middle name "Amilcare" in honor of Cipriani.

literature

Pier Carlo Masini: Cipriani, Amilcare. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 25: Chinzer – Cirni. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1981.

Web links

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Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Pier Carlo Masini: Amilcare Cipriani. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI).
↑ Noted Revolutionist Dead. In: New York Times. New York Times, May 29, 1918; accessed June 13, 2019 .
^ Goldstein, Robert: The War for the Public Mind . Praeger, New York 2000, ISBN 0-275-96461-2 , pp. 112 .
^ Farrell, Nicholas: Mussolini: A New Life . Phoenix Press, London 2005, ISBN 1-84212-123-5 , pp. 10 .

personal data
SURNAME	Cipriani, Amilcare
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian socialist, anarchist and patriot
DATE OF BIRTH	October 18, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH	Anzio
DATE OF DEATH	April 30, 1918
Place of death	Paris

[Masini-1] A ^b ^c Pier Carlo Masini: Amilcare Cipriani. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI).

[2] Noted Revolutionist Dead. In: New York Times. New York Times, May 29, 1918; accessed June 13, 2019 .

[3] Goldstein, Robert: The War for the Public Mind . Praeger, New York 2000, ISBN 0-275-96461-2 , pp. 112 .

[4] Farrell, Nicholas: Mussolini: A New Life . Phoenix Press, London 2005, ISBN 1-84212-123-5 , pp. 10 .