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Born December 22, 1815 • Basel • Switzerland
Died November 25, 1887 (aged 71) • Basel • Switzerland
Subjects Of Study family • matriarchy
Saint Odo of Cluny
French abbot
Jacob Burckhardt
Jacob Burckhardt
Swiss historian
J.-C.-L. Simonde de Sismondi
Swiss economist
Narses
Syrian theologian
Emilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Giuliano Amato
Italian politician
Attilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Leonardo da Vinci: self-portrait
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Italian composer
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Italian dictator
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian revolutionary
Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour
Camillo Benso, count di Cavour
Piedmontese statesman
Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe Mazzini
Italian revolutionary
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Italian media magnate and prime minister
Mausoleum of Theodoric
Theodoric
king of Italy
Guicciardini, Francesco
Francesco Guicciardini
Italian historian and statesman
Giorgia Meloni
Giorgia Meloni
prime minister of Italy
Mario Draghi
Mario Draghi
prime minister of Italy
Joachim Murat
Joachim Murat
king of Naples