Michele Giuseppe Canale
# Michele Giuseppe Canale

Michele Giuseppe Canale (1808-1890) was an Italian historian.

## Biography

He was born in Genoa, and through Cavour's influence secured the professorship of history and geography at Genoa's Polytechnic Institute. In 1858 he founded the Società Ligure di Storia Patria, a society to promote the study of national history.

## Work

His most important publication was the Storia della repubblica di Genova (Vols. I.-V., 1858–74).

