Cesare Cantù
Cesare Cantù | |
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Cesare Cantù | |
| Born | 5 December 1804 |
| Died | 11 March 1895 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, archivist, writer, novelist |
| Movement | Romanticism |
| Parent(s) | Celso Cantù and Rachele Cantù (née Gallavresi) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Barnabite College of St. Alexander, Milan |
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| Institutions | State Archives of Milan |
| Notable works | Margherita Pusterla (1838) |
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Cesare Cantù (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃeːzare kanˈtu, ˈtʃɛː-]; December 5, 1804 – March 11, 1895) was an Italian historian, writer, archivist and politician. An immensely prolific writer, Cantù was one of Italy's best-known and most important Romantic scholars.