Vito Positano
Vito Positano | |
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 Portrait of Vito Positano exhibited in the Italian Embassy in Sofia | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Bari |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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).[1][2]
Biography
Positano was born in the Southern Italian city of
Italian unification (Risorgimento).[4]
After the establishment of the
As
honorary citizen of Sofia, the capital of the newly established autonomous Principality of Bulgaria
. He remained Italian Vice Consul in Sofia until 1879.
In 1881, Positano was sent to Damascus to serve as Consul; in a few years he was dispatched to Yokohama, Japan, where he died in 1886.[1][2]
Streets in his native town and the Bulgarian capital Sofia[1] have been named after Positano. The one in Sofia is particularly known for the address, 20 Positano Street, headquarters of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Settanni, Giacomo. "Toponomastica nojana" (in Italian). Noja in Puglia. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Vito Positano (1833 - 1886) ultimo Vice Console d'Italia a Sofia ancora parte dell'Impero ottomano, salvò la città e i suoi abitanti dalla distruzione". gariwo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b Università degli Studi di Lecce (1987). La formazione della diplomazia nazionale (1861-1915) Repertorio bio-bibliografico dei funzionari del Ministero degli Affari Esteri (in Italian). Roma: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca della Stato. pp. 595-596
- ^ a b c Павлова, Венета (5 January 2006). "За историята и вярата" (in Bulgarian). BNR Radio Bulgaria. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ a b Иванов, Димитри (8 November 2005). "Позитано. "Души в окови"" (in Bulgarian). Сега. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ "Пресконференция" (in Bulgarian). Българска социалистическа партия. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
