Born: 7 March 1785 · Died: 22 May 1873 · Age at death: 88
How old was Alessandro Manzoni when he died?
Alessandro Manzoni died aged 88. He was born on 7 March 1785 and died on 22 May 1873.
Italian novelist of The Betrothed, the most famous novel in Italian, which helped shape the modern Italian language
Did you know?The composer Giuseppe Verdi was so inspired by him that he wrote his famous Requiem specifically to commemorate the author's death.
Quick facts
Date of birth7 March 1785
Date of death22 May 1873
Age at death88
Cause of deathMeningitis
NationalityItalian
BirthplaceMilan, Italy
Occupationwriter, poet, politician
Editor's Take:
Alessandro Manzoni wrote the most important novel in the Italian language. He was born in Milan, a grandson of the legal reformer Cesare Beccaria. His novel The Betrothed follows two young lovers in seventeenth-century Lombardy kept apart by a bullying nobleman. It includes vivid scenes of famine and plague. He rewrote it in Florentine Italian so that people across the divided peninsula could read it. It helped shape a common language for the new country. Verdi wrote his Requiem in Manzoni's memory.
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (UK:, US:, Italian:; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian philosopher, poet, playwright, and novelist. He is best known for the novel The Betrothed (Italian: I promessi sposi), generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature.
Alessandro Manzoni's birthday is March 7. He was born on March 7, 1785 in Milan, Italy.
How old was Alessandro Manzoni when he died?
Alessandro Manzoni died on May 22, 1873, aged 88.
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