Antonio Galli (politician)

Antonio Galli (born April 24, 1883 in Bioggio , † July 28, 1942 in Lugano ) was a Swiss teacher , local historian , researcher , publicist , politician , Ticino Grand Councilor and State Councilor of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

Life

Antonio Galli was the son of Domenico Galli and Luigia Lucchini. After studies at the teacher training college of Locarno he taught in primary school, at the lower secondary school and from 1914 to 1925 at the daughters-vocational and trade school in Lugano. He belonged to the Liberals and fought after the split in the Ticino Liberal Democratic Party (FDP) in 1934 in the left-wing liberal Partito liberale radicale democratico , of which he was president from 1941.

Between 1912 and 1926 he was editor of the newspapers Gazzetta Ticinese and Avanguardia (1939-1940). He was co-founder of the society of liberal teachers La Scuola , researcher of Ticino topics and author of local historical works. His political career: 1913–1926 and 1935–1942 Ticino Grand Council, 1926–1935 State Council (Agriculture and Health Department), February to September 1926 National Council .

He represented progressive liberalism and took a clear stand against fascism .

Fonts

(With Angelo Tamburini): Guida storico-descrittiva del Malcantone e della Bassa Valle del Vedeggio: con numerose vedute, carte geografiche, vignette, statistiche. Tipografia Carlo Traversa, Lugano-Mendrisio 1911.
La Svizzera: Testo-Atlante di Geografia ad uso delle Scuole del Cantone Ticino. Tipografia Luganese Sanvito & C: Deposito generale presso la Libreria A. Arnold, Lugano 1916.
Il Cantone Ticino, con brevi nozioni di geografia generale: Testo-Atlante ad uso delle Scuole. A. Arnold, Lugano 1921.
(With Brenno Bertoni): La crisi ticinese: Studio sulle condizioni politico-economiche del Cantone Ticino. Tipografia Sanvito, Lugano 1924.
Notes on Cantone Ticino. 3 vols. Istituto Editoriale Ticinese, Lugano / Bellinzona 1937.
Borgo e Vicinia di Lugano. Studio storico-politico. Lugano-Bellinzona 1940, XXXV – XXXIX, (reprinted 1991).
La rivoluzione di Lugano on February 15, 1798 nella “cronaca” inedita di Giovanni Zaccaria Torricelli: con note, raffronti e aggiunte. Istituto Editoriale Ticinese, Lugano / Bellinzona 1941.

literature

Andrea Ghiringhelli: Antonio Galli. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 5, 2007 , accessed December 29, 2019 .
Carlo Speziali: Brenno Galli. Eizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 1989, pp. 14-17.

Web links

Antonio Galli National Council on the website of the Swiss Federal Assembly
Antonio Galli Bibliography in Worldcat

Individual evidence

↑ Celestino Trezzini : Antonio Galli. In: Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Volume 8, Aarburg - Maeglin, Attinger Verlag, Neuenburg 1935, p. 78.

personal data
SURNAME	Galli, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss teacher, local historian, researcher, publicist, politician and State Councilor
DATE OF BIRTH	April 24, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bioggio
DATE OF DEATH	July 28, 1942
Place of death	Lugano

[1] Celestino Trezzini : Antonio Galli. In: Historical-Biographical Lexicon of Switzerland . Volume 8, Aarburg - Maeglin, Attinger Verlag, Neuenburg 1935, p. 78.