Luigi Ugolini date of birth:
June 25, 1891
How old was Luigi Ugolini when died?
88
Where was Luigi Ugolini born?
Florence, Italy
When did Luigi Ugolini die?
June 22, 1980
Where did Luigi Ugolini die?
Florence, Italy
What is Luigi Ugolini nationality?
Italian
What is Luigi Ugolini's occupation?
Author
What genre is Luigi Ugolini's work?
Novelized Biography, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy/SF, Young Adult
Luigi Ugolini family:
Lydia Ugolini (daughter) (children's writer), Maria Luisa Ugolini Bonta (daughter) (fine arts painter), Vanna Bonta (granddaughter, goddaughter) (novelist, poet, actress)
Luigi Ugolini friends:
Pietro Annigoni
Who has Luigi Ugolini worked with?
Giovanni Papini (colleague)
Short Biography
Luigi Ugolini (June 25, 1891 – June 22, 1980) was an Italian writer. He is best known for his series of fictionalized biographies of Italian leaders in art and science, and for a volume of work that immortalizes traditions, values and ways of life of Tuscany and Florence. Ugolini left an early career as a lawyer to write, and his literary works, many of which are inducted as scholastic required reading in Italian schools, earned a worldwide reputation and several prestigious literary awards. He was also a painter, an expert ornithologist and gastronome.