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GIOVANNI ANTONIO GALIGNANI (1752-1821)

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GIOVANNI

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GALIGNANI (1752-1821)  , newspaper publisher, was
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born at
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Brescia,
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Italy, in 1752 . After living some
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time in
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London, he went to
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Paris, where he started in 1800 an
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English library, and in 18o8 a monthly publication, the Repertory of English Literature . In 1814 he began to publish, in Paris,
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Galignani's Messenger, a daily
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paper printed in English . At his
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death in 1821 the paper was carried on by his two sons,
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Jean-
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Antoine (1796-1873) and
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Guillaume (1798-1882) . Under their management it enjoyed a high reputation . Its policy was to promote
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good feeling between
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England and
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France . The
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brothers established and endowed hospitals at
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Corbeil and at Neuillysur-
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Seine . In recognition of their generosity the
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city of Corbeil erected a
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monument in their
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honour . In 1884 the Galignani
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family disposed of their
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interest in Galignani's Messenger, and from that date until 1904, when it was discontinued, the paper appeared under the
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title of the Daily Messenger .

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