Carlo Morbio
Italian bibliophile, historian, and numismatist
About Carlo Morbio
Lived 1811 – 1881 (aged 69). Carlo Morbio was an Italian bibliographer, numismatist, art collector, historian and writer.
Carlo Morbio (1 April 1811 – 27 January 1881) was an Italian bibliophile, historian, and numismatist.
He was born in Novara, but lived mainly in Milan. He wrote a number of treatises regarding historical events in Milan and Lombardy. He was an avid bibliophile and collector of manuscripts; the collection now resides in Biblioteca Braidense. He was knighted into the order of the Iron Crown of Italy.
Works Opere storico-numismatiche di C. Morbio e descrizione illustrata delle sue raccolte in Milano; By Carlo Morbio; Presso Gaetano Romagnoli, Bologna 1870 Storie dei municipi italiani illustrate con documenti inediti; by Carlo Morbio; coi torchi di Omobono Manini; Milan, 1838.
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Italian bibliophile, historian, and numismatist
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Carlo Morbio was born on 1 April 1811 in Novara.
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Carlo Morbio died on 27 January 1881 in Milan.
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Carlo Morbio was a bibliographer, numismatist, art collector, historian and writer.
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Carlo Morbio was Italian.
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