Antonio Caccia the Elder
Antonio Caccia the Elder (born January 22, 1806 in Morcote , † August 27, 1875 in Como ) was a Swiss writer of the Italian language. He was the uncle of Antonio Caccia the younger .
Life
After studying medicine in Rome, he wrote his doctoral thesis in botany and forensic medicine in Edinburgh and Cambridge . He then returned to Ticino and was appointed Colonel of the National Guard of the Canton of Ticino. As a traveler he visited u. a. the USA , crossed Siberia and advanced to China , about which he wrote travel reports.
Works
- Un viaggio in Grecia, Costantinopoli, ad Odessa e nella Crimea nel 1839. Travel report, Tipografia Giuseppe Bianchi, Lugano 1840.
- La Russia. Travel report, Tipografia Fioratti, Lugano 1848.
- L'Impero Celeste. Travel report, Francesco Sanvito, Milano 1858.
- Il castello di Morcote o dispotismo e libertà , historical novel, Francesco Sanvito, Milano 1861.
- Napoleone III historical-political poem, Tipografia Francesco Veladini, Lugano 1872.
literature
- Yvonne Pesenti Salazar: Antonio Caccia. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 26, 2003 , accessed January 28, 2020 .
Web links
- Antonio Caccia the Elder Bibliography on worldcat.org/identities/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caccia, Antonio the Elder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer of the Italian language |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Morcote |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1875 |
| Place of death | Como |