Carlo Ottavio, Count Castiglione
Count Carlo Ottavio Castiglioni (1784–1849) was an Italian
Life
He was born of an ancient family at Milan, Italy, in 1784.[1] He was descended from
His principal work was done in connection with the
His principal work in Oriental literature is entitled Mémoire géographique et numismatique sur la partie orientale de la Barbarie appelée Afrikia par les Arabes, suivi de recherches sur les Berbères atlantiques (Milan, 1826). In this work, which established his reputation, he endeavours to ascertain the origin and the history of the towns in
Outside of Italy he is perhaps best known by his edition, begun in 1819, of some fragments of the
In 1829 he published by himself the Gothic version of the
He died at Genoa on the 10th of April 1849. His Life, by Biondelli, appeared at Milan in 1856.
References
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ a b c Burke 1908.
Attribution:
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Castiglione, Carlo Ottavio". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 474.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Burke, Edmund (1908). "Count Carlo Ottavio Castiglione". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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