Egidio Reale
Egidio Reale (born April 24, 1888 in Lecce , † November 1, 1958 in Locarno ) was an Italian anti-fascist and diplomat .
Life
Egidio Reale was a brother of Oronzo Reale . He was used as a soldier in the First World War. He studied law and practiced in Rome the profession of lawyer from. He took an active part in the fight against fascism . He was a member of the leadership of the Partito Repubblicano Italiano . In 1926 he migrated to Switzerland to avoid arrest . With Carlo Rosselli , Guglielmo Ferrero and Gaetano Salvemini he formed the anti-fascist group Giustizia e Libertà .
Reale taught at the Geneva University Institute for International Studies and at grammar schools in Ticino . He has published numerous studies on legal, historical and political subjects in magazines in various countries. In his work he always advocates democratic and liberal principles against fascism and Nazism. From 2 February 1944, he was charge d'affaires of the Royal Italian embassy in Bern . From 1947 to 1955 he was ambassador in Bern. Immigration was one of his areas of responsibility . After 1955 he chaired the Italian Commission at UNESCO .
Egidio Reale's estate (correspondence) is in the Italian National Archives in Rome (Archivio Centrale dello Stato).
literature
- Sonia Castro, Egidio Reale tra Italia, Svizzera e Europa. Milano 2011 (Franco Angeli)
- Sonia Castro, Al di sopra di ogni frontiera. Carteggio Guglielmo Canevascini - Egidio Reale 1927-1957 , Lugano 2016 (Casagrande)
- Mauro Cerutti: Egidio Reale. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 18, 2010 , accessed March 11, 2020 .
- Pantaleo Ingusci, Alfredo De Donno u. a .: Egidio Reale e il suo tempo. La Nuova Italia, Firenze 1961.
Web links
- Literature by and about Egidio Reale in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefano Baldi, Egidio Reale
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Massimo Magistrati |
Italian chargé d'affaires in Bern 1944–1955 |
Maurilio Coppini |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reale, Egidio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lecce |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1958 |
| Place of death | Locarno |