Ugo Balzani
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Count Ugo Balzani was an Italian
historian, born in Rome
and educated there in the universities of that city. He became known as a distinguished scholar in his chosen field and honors were heaped upon him at home and abroad. He was made a member of the Reale Accademia dei Lincei
and of the Istitutio Storico Italiano, and was chosen president of the Reale Societa romana di storia patria. In England
the University of Oxford
conferred upon him the honorary degree of Litt.D., and the British Academy
elected him a corresponding fellow. He contributed many articles and reports to various institutions, and he wrote:
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
historian, born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and educated there in the universities of that city. He became known as a distinguished scholar in his chosen field and honors were heaped upon him at home and abroad. He was made a member of the Reale Accademia dei Lincei
Accademia dei Lincei
The Accademia dei Lincei, , is an Italian science academy, located at the Palazzo Corsini on the Via della Lungara in Rome, Italy....
and of the Istitutio Storico Italiano, and was chosen president of the Reale Societa romana di storia patria. In 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...
the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
conferred upon him the honorary degree of Litt.D., and the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
elected him a corresponding fellow. He contributed many articles and reports to various institutions, and he wrote:
- Il Regesto di farfa di Gregorio di Catino (1879)
- La Storia di Roma nella Cronica di Adamo da Usk (1880)
- Early Chroniclers of Italy (1883)
- La Cronache Italiane nel Medio Evo (1884; 1909)
- The Popes and the HohenstaufenHohenstaufenThe House of Hohenstaufen was a dynasty of German kings in the High Middle Ages, lasting from 1138 to 1254. Three of these kings were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor. In 1194 the Hohenstaufens also became Kings of Sicily...
(1886) - Rome under Sixtus V, chapter 13 of Cambridge Modern HistoryCambridge Modern HistoryThe Cambridge Modern History is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century age of Discovery, published by the Cambridge University Press in the United Kingdom and also in the United States....
, vol. III: The Wars of Religion (1904)