Giuseppe Sorge

Giuseppe Sorge (January 23, 1857 – February 13, 1937) was an Italian historian, prefect and director of the public security. He was born in Sutera, Sicily.

Biography He came from a rich and distinguished family of Mussomeli. Son of Carmelo Sorce (1820–1896), administrator of the goods of Lanza Branciforte of Trabia, and of Maria Crocifissa Nola. In 1884 he married Maria Carolina Crima (1862–1917), nephew of Paolo Paternostro, Red Cross nurse who died during the First World War to fatal disease he contracted in the hospital in Brescia where he lavished.

He graduated in law at the College of San Rocco, Palermo. Admitted in service on 12 May 1880, in 1887 he was appointed Regio delegato straordinario of Bronte, during the epidemic of cholera. In 1892 appointed as regio delegato of Acireale and shortly after, he was appointed as sub-prefect of Termini Imerese (1893–94) and in that period, he was involved in the bloody repression of the Fasci Siciliani. He was later appointed Prefect of Girgenti (1 October 1904 – 15 April 1907) and subsequently in Lecce (5 April 1907 – 1 October 1909) where he founded a consortium for health supervision security in the province of Terra d'Otranto. In 1909 he was appointed Prefect of Brescia (1 October 1909 – 1 January 1912) and Naples (1 January 1912 – 16 May 1914) where he was appointed Prefect of first class (May 22, 1931). He relocated to Brescia (1 October 1915 – 1 September 1917). Later assigned to Venice (1 September 1917 – 1 November 1917) where it was placed at the disposal of the Ministry of Interior which appointed him Director General of Public Security (29 September 1917 – 10 March 1919) under the Ministry Orlando. He ceased office on 25 February 1919.

He died in Palermo on 13 February 1937. He was buried in the cemetery of St. Ursula Palermo, next to his wife Maria Carolina Crima.

Recognitions He was promoted to Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy.