Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa

Born December 23, 1896· Palermo, Italy

† Died July 23, 1957

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Born into the aristocratic Tomasi family of Palermo, his schooling was irregular-early lessons in French, Italian, and German came from tutors and his mother, while later years saw brief stints at Roman and Palermo lyceums and a short, uncertain enrollment in law faculties at Genoa and Rome. Military service in World War I, including a capture by Austro-Hungarian forces and a daring escape, interr… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources