Andrea Maffei

Writer Jan 1 (died age 87) Molina di Ledro, Trentino, Italy 1976–2019 (43 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Andrea Maffei (1798 – 1885) was an Italian poet, translator and librettist. He was born in Molina di Ledro, Trentino. A follower of Vincenzo Monti, he formed part of the 19th-century Italian classicist literary culture. Gaining laurea in jurisprudence, he moved for some years to Verona, then to Venice and finally to Milan, where in 1831 he married contessa Clara Spinelli. They separated by mutual consent on 15 June 1846. As well as Verdi, Maffei also built…