Writers in Parma

The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 1341 to 1872. The most recorded lives are Giuseppe Verdi, Petrarch and Charles Dickens.

Notable people

1. Giuseppe Verdi

   from 1843 to 1872

   2 moments here

   Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

2. Petrarch

   from 1341 to 1348

   2 moments here

   Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) was an Italian scholar, poet, cleric, diplomat, and foundational humanist.…

3. Charles Dickens

   in 1844

   1 moment here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

Moments

1. 1341 Residence at Parma after coronation Petrarch
2. 1348 At Parma during the plague Petrarch
3. 1843 Extended stay during Parma Nabucco performances Giuseppe Verdi
4. 1844 Writes from Parma Charles Dickens
5. 1872 Supervises Aida in Parma Giuseppe Verdi

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