Camillo Sbarbaro

Camillo Sbarbaro (died 1967) was born in Santa Margherita Ligure on 12 January 1888, the son of Carlo Sbarbaro, an engineer; he was raised, with his sister Clelia, by an aunt. From 1910 to 1919 he worked at the Ilva steelworks, then lived by giving lessons in ancient languages, after losing his teaching post for refusing to join the Fascist party. A passionate lichenologist, he discovered many new species, and his collections are kept in Genoa and elsewhere. He also translated a great deal. He died in Savona on 31 October 1967.

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• PoetryPianissimoCamillo Sbarbaro · 1914not translated into EnglishLiterature