Gregorio Fontana (radical)
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Gregorio Fontana-Rava was an Italian
expatriate supporter of the Risorgimento.
Little is known of his life but he ran a bookshop in Antwerp as a meeting place for Italian patriots. His visit to England
in 1833, during which he lectured, in association with Gioacchino Prati
, caused some public alarm at his radical views.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
expatriate supporter of the Risorgimento.
Little is known of his life but he ran a bookshop in Antwerp as a meeting place for Italian patriots. His visit to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1833, during which he lectured, in association with Gioacchino Prati
Gioacchino Prati
Gioacchino Prati was an Italian revolutionary and patriot, a supporter of the Risorgimento who was exiled for his activities in 1821. He was later a Saint-Simonian.-Life:...
, caused some public alarm at his radical views.