- Pier Giacomo Pisoni
Pier Giacomo Pisoni (
July 8 ,1928 –February 8 ,1991 ) was an Italianhistorian , paleographer and archivist.Born in
Germignaga nearLuino , Italy, he specially devoted his work to Middle Ages and modern local history ofLago Maggiore . He rediscovered and published the XIV Century comment, which was given up for lost, onDante 's "Inferno" from the "Divina Commedia", written by Guglielmo Maramauro, Petrarca's friend ("Expositione sopra l'Inferno di Dante Alligieri"). Archivist of the PrincesBorromeo , he transcribed and published several local epigraphs, documents, manuscripts, communal statutes, letters, ancient account books (as the "Liber tabuli Vitaliani Bonromei"). He collected ancient popular tales, he published articles and books about Lombard history, monographies on artistic monuments or historical families, like the thrilling and curious story of brothers Mazzardi ("I fratelli della Malpaga"), five pirates who in early XV Century settled in the castles of Cannero and terrorized the whole Lago Maggiore.External links
* [http://www.verbanensia.org/biografie_details.asp?bID=452&action=P&tipo=1 The complete biography and bibliography]
* [http://www.comune.germignaga.va.it/news2.asp?id=120 About the square dedicated to him]
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