Giacinto Collegno

Giacinto Provana di Collegno (Turin, 1793 – Baveno, 1856) was an Italian patriot of the Risorgimento period, a friend of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Trained as a geologist, he became a Piedmontese politician and in July 1848 he was appointed Minister of War in the Casati government.

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 88671528 BNF: cb16908204d (data) ICCU: IT\ICCU\GEAV\011382

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