About Fortunato Calcagno
Lived 1900 – 1966 (aged 65). Fortunato Calcagno was an Italian politician.
Fortunato Calcagno (9 July 1900 - 31 March 1966) was an Italian lawyer, politician and officer.
Biography He was born in Ramacca in 1900; he graduated in law from the University of Catania. Elected in the first legislature, he represented Christian Democracy party in the Chamber of Deputies; he was mayor of Ramacca, president of the Sicilian Editorial and director of the Sicilian Electricity Authority. In October 1950, a consortium of entrepreneurs headed by The Hon. Calcagno took over the Corriere di Sicilia, a newspaper founded in 1943 by the anti-fascist journalist Giuseppe Longhitano and the former mayor of Catania Carlo Ardizzoni.
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Who was Fortunato Calcagno?
Italian politician
When was Fortunato Calcagno born?
Fortunato Calcagno was born on 9 July 1900 in Ramacca.
When did Fortunato Calcagno die?
Fortunato Calcagno died on 31 March 1966 in Catania.
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Fortunato Calcagno was a politician.
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Fortunato Calcagno was Italian.
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