Michele Cianciulli
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Michele Cianciulli was an Italian lawyer, historian and philosopher.
Cianciulli, born in Montella
, was charged with the teaching of philosophy
at the University La Sapienza in Rome.
He has written books in history and philosophy. The most well-known are the works on King Manfred of Sicily
and on Brigantaggio.
Known for his moral integrity he executed the last wills for several important inheritances and was a known anti-fascist in the period 1922-1945.
He was the administrator responsible for the Grande Oriente di Italia - free masonry in the 1950-1955. He was friends with and exchanged letters with the composer Nino Rota
. He died in Rome in 1965.
Cianciulli, born in Montella
Montella
Montella is a town with 7,979 inhabitants, comune in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. The zone was inhabited already in the neolithic period. The town was born like Sannites' village in the I millennium a.C., to become a Municipality of Roman empire and town under the...
, was charged with the teaching of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at the University La Sapienza in Rome.
He has written books in history and philosophy. The most well-known are the works on King Manfred of Sicily
Manfred of Sicily
Manfred was the King of Sicily from 1258 to 1266. He was a natural son of the emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen but his mother, Bianca Lancia , is reported by Matthew of Paris to have been married to the emperor while on her deathbed.-Background:Manfred was born in Venosa...
and on Brigantaggio.
Known for his moral integrity he executed the last wills for several important inheritances and was a known anti-fascist in the period 1922-1945.
He was the administrator responsible for the Grande Oriente di Italia - free masonry in the 1950-1955. He was friends with and exchanged letters with the composer Nino Rota
Nino Rota
Nino Rota was an Italian composer and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti...
. He died in Rome in 1965.
Works
- Il brigantaggio nell'Italia meridionale dal 1860 al 1870
- Re Manfredi e la tradizione della sua tomba in Montevergine
- Gentile - Tillinger: etica
- L'opera filosofica di F. Masci, in Idealismo realistico" (1927), nn. 5-6.
Sources
- Ciano A., The Savoia and the massacre in southern Italy,Grandmelò,Roma, 1996.
- http://www.montellanet.com/personaggi.asp
- http://www.montella.eu/Personaggi/Personaggi/Personaggi_Mont-01.htm