Cesare Poma

Cesare Poma (1862-1932) was an Italian philologist, essayist, and diplomat.

Biography

Cesare Poma was born in Biella in 1862. A philologist and writer, he received a doctorate in law from the University of Turin, later entering the consular career.

His works include "Der alto: appunti linguistici" (1882), "Il dialetto di Ayas" (1884), "Gli Statuti del comune di Biella del 1245" (1885), "Di un giornale in guaraní e dello studio del tupi nel Brasile" and "Le orchidee del Messico" (1897).

In the Universal Illustrated European-American Encyclopedia he appears as "César Poma".^[1] He died in Biella in 1932.

He was also the first Italian consul in the

, from 1901 to 1904. In those years he created and published the "Bollettino Italiano" (written in Italian, English and Chinese).

Notes

Bibliography

• Poma (César). Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana XLVI. Barcelona, 1922.

See also

• Italian concession in Tianjin