Vito Positano

Vito Positano
Portrait of Vito Positano exhibited in the Italian Embassy in Sofia
Personal details
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Bari
OccupationDiplomat

Vittorio "Vito" Positano, (2 October 1833 – 26 November 1886) was an Italian diplomat known for saving the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia from burning during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).

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