Italy On This Day

Sir Moses Montefiore - businessman Italian-born philanthropist who made his fortune in London The businessman and philanthropist Sir Moses M...

Carlo Caracciolo - newspaper publisher Left-leaning aristocrat who co-founded L’Espresso and La Repubblica  The newspaper publisher Carlo C...

Ettore Boiardi - entrepreneur Emilian immigrant who founded canned pasta brand Ettore Boiardi, the former New York chef whose name lives on...

NEW - Giuseppe Giacosa – poet and playwright Writer produced polished libretti for composer Giacomo Puccini One of Italy’s most prominent 1...

Writer produced polished libretti for composer Giacomo Puccini A magazine illustration of Giuseppe Giacosa in his studio in Milan One of It...