Giovanni Arcioni
Giovanni Arcioni (born March 2, 1827 in Corzoneso ; † December 14, 1898 ibid) was a Swiss writer.
Life
Giovanni Arcioni was the son of the farmer Guglielmo Arcioni.
As a teenager he emigrated to Tortona in Italy , worked temporarily in Paris and in 1854 went to Australia as a gold prospector . In 1861 he returned disappointed and worked again in Paris before spending his final years in his birthplace.
Giovanni Arcioni described in his diary Journal sur la mer , which he later renamed Memorie di un emigrante ticinese in Australia , his trip from Liverpool to Melbourne and his experiences as a gold prospector in Australia. He supplemented the descriptions with details from economic life, which dealt with prices, wages and accounts. The work contains over a dozen poems in Italian, French and English that deal with love and everyday occurrences.
Giovanni Arcioni was married to Luigia Galli.
Fonts (selection)
- Giorgio Cheda (Ed.): Memorie di un emigrante ticinese in Australia. Lugano 1974.
literature
- Jean-Jacques Marchand: Giovanni Arcioni. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 5, 2001 , accessed April 27, 2020 .
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SURNAME | Arcioni, Giovanni |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1827 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Corzoneso |
DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1898 |
Place of death | Corzoneso |