Costantino Nigra Count di Villa Castelnuovo ( Italian: Costantino Nigra Conte di Villa Castelnuovo , June 11, 1828 , Villa Castelnuovo - July 1, 1907 , Rapallo) - Italian poet , philologist , politician and diplomat .
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| Date of Birth | June 11, 1828 | ||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Villa Castelnuovo, province of Turin | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | July 1, 1907 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rome | ||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | poet , philologist , politician and diplomat | ||||||||||||
| Father | Ludovico Nigra | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Caterina Revello | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Dolphin Emma Emerentsian Vezzi Ruskalla | ||||||||||||
| Children | son: Costantino Corrado Lionello | ||||||||||||
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Biography
Since 1851 - in the service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Since 1852, Massimo d'Azello and Camillo Benzo di Cavura , personal secretary of the Chairmen of the Council of Ministers of the Sardinian Kingdom . Accompanied the latter at the Paris Conference of 1856 as Head of the Cabinet of the President of the Council of Ministers (since 1855 ).
Since 1856 - First Class Vice Consul
Since 1858 - Consul 1 class.
Since 1860 - Minister Plenipotentiary in Paris .
In 1861 - Governor of the Southern Provinces.
Since 1862 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France (Paris).
From 1876 to 1881 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Empire ( St. Petersburg ).
From 1882 to 1884 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Great Britain ( London ).
From 1885 to 1889 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Austria ( Vienna ).
Since 1890 - Senator of the Kingdom of Italy .
Rewards
- Cavalier of the Highest Order of the Holy Annunciation ( June 5, 1892 )
- Cavalier of the Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Mauritius and Lazarus
- Cavalier of the Order of Saints Mauritius and Lazarus ( 1856 )
- Cavalier of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy
- Order of St. Alexander Nevsky ( Russian Empire )
- Cavalier of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Austria)
- Cavalier of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leo and the Sun ( Persia )
- Cavalier of the Great Cross of the Order of Christ ( Portugal )
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor (France)
- Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic ( Spain )
- Cavalier of the Order of the Red Eagle ( Prussia )
- Cavalier of the Order of Danebrog ( Denmark )
Academic and other scientific titles
- Academy Member Day Linchea.
- Member of the Turin Academy of Sciences (since 1898 ).
- Member of the Royal Institute of Sciences, Literature and Arts.
- Member of the Lombardy Institute of Sciences and Literature.
- Honorary Member of the Literary Society of Venice .
- Member of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences .
- Honorary Doctor of Literature and Philology, University of Edinburgh .
- Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cracow .
Proceedings
| Title | Description | First edition |
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| I Canti popolari del Piemonte Piedmont folk songs | A story about the texts of Piedmontese folk songs with examples of transcription. | Loescher, Turin , 1888 |
| Il natale in canavese Christmas at Canavese | Texts and comments on religious performances in Valle Sacro | Roux, Turin, 1894 |
| La passione in canavese Passion in Canavese | Texts and comments on religious performances in Valle Sacro | Roux, Turin, 1895 |
| Il Giudizio Universale in Canavese | Texts and comments on religious performances in Valle Sacro | Roux, Turin, 1896 |
| Il Dialetto di Viverone Wyvernsky dialect | Work on vocabulary . | Miscellanea Ascoli, 1901 |
| Fonetica del dialetto della Valle Soana Phonetics of the Valle Soana dialect | Phonetic research | Loescher, Turin, 1874 |
| Eporediensia | An etymological treatise on the name of the city of Ivrea . | Società Storica Subalpina, 1900 |
| Vocabolario valdostano The vocabulary of the inhabitants of Valle d'Aosta | Philological research. | 1897 year |
| La rassegna di novara Novara Observation | Lyric song glorifying the epic of 1849. | Barbera, Rome , 1875 |
| Per le nozze di Alessandrina D'Azeglio con il marchese Ricci To the wedding of Alexandrina D'Azelio with the Marquis of Ricci | Epitalam on the occasion of the marriage of the daughter of Massimo d'Azelio. | Genoa , 1852 |
| In morte di Silvio Pellico To the death of Silvio Pellico | Composition in memory of the Italian enlightener S. Pellico. | Gazzetta Popolo, Turin, 1854 |
| Idillii Idylls | Reflections on the bucolic | Nuova Antologia, Rome, 1893 |
| Inni su Diana ed i Lavacri di Pallade Hymns to Diana and the ablution of Pallas. | Translation of poems of Kallimachus from Cyrene | Loescher, Turin, 1892 |
| Saggio lessicale di basso latino curiale | Tip. Sociale, Pinerolo , 1920 | |
| Glossae hibernicae veteris codicis taurinensis | Loescher, Paris , 1869 | |
| Ai compagni caduti in guerra Comrades who died in the war | Elegy to students-bersaliers who fell during the war of 1848-1849. | 1849 year |
| All'italia All Italy | Patriotic poetry. | Gazzetta Popolo, Turin, 1907 |
| Notizie storiche intorno al borgo di Santhià Historical information about the events around the village of St. Agatha | Historical research. | Vercelli , 1876 |
| Le Comte de Cavour e la Comtesse de Circourt Count Cavour and Countess Chirkur | Story | Roux, Turin, 1894 |
| Note etimologiche e lessicali | Treatise | UTC, Perugia , 1905 |
| La chioma di berenice Victory of Berenice | Translation of the poem of Callimachus from Cyrene | Hoepli, Milan , 1891 |
| L'idea del sostrato celtico ai canti epico-lirici romanzi The idea of the Celtic background of epic-lyrical novels | Etymological Reflections | Archivio glottologico |
| La romanza di tristano e isotta Novel about Tristan and Isolde | The legend told in verses | Tipografia Senato, Rome, 1897 |
| Le reliquie celtiche Celtic relic | An illustrated and commented Irish manuscript of St. Gall. | Loescher, Turin, 1872 |
| Ricordi Diplomatici (1870) Diplomatic Memoirs (1870) | The story of the events preceding the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 | Nuova Antologia, Rome, 1895 |
| Sulle origini e sulle ramificazioni della casa marchionale d'Ivrea in relazione a casa Savoia On the origin and responses of the Margrave house d' Ivrea in connection with the House of Savoy . | Historical research | Bovo & Baccolo, Salutstso, 1900 |
| Uno degli Edoardi in Italia; favola o storia? One of the Edwards in Italy: a fairy tale or reality? | A treatise on the opening of the tomb of King Edward of England. | Nuova Antologia, Rome, 1901 |
| Guida itinerario per le Valli dell'Orco, Soana e Chiusella Valle dell'Orco guide, Soan and Chiuselle | Tourist guide | Casanova, Turin, 1869 |
| L'uomo selvaggio Wild man | The interpretation of the legend | Rivista Critica della letteratura Italiana, Anno 7, No. 1 |
| Postille lessicali sarde Sardinian lexical notes | Etymological Reflections | |
| Il codice irlandese dell'Ambrosiana Irish Ambrosian Codex | About the Celtic language . | Archivio Glottologico Italiano, 1878 , Volume V |
See also
- List of Italian ambassadors to the Russian Empire, the USSR and the Russian Federation