Francesco Dall'Ongaro

Francesco Dall'Ongaro (; 1808–1873) was an Italian writer, poet and dramatist.

Biography Born in Mansuè, on 19 June 1808, Dall'Ongaro was educated for the priesthood, but abandoned his orders, and taking to political journalism founded the Favilla at Trieste in the Liberal interest.

In 1848, he enlisted under Garibaldi, and next year was a member of the assembly which proclaimed the republic in Rome, being given by Mazzini the direction of the Monitor officiate. Subsequently, he was transferred to Naples, where he died on 10 January 1873. His collected Fantasie drammatiche e liriche were published in his lifetime.