Gaetano Polidori [SEP] date of birth
Gaetano Polidori
Gaetano Fedele Polidori (1763–1853) was an Italian writer and scholar living in London. He was the son of Agostino Ansano Polidori (1714–78), a physician and poet who lived and practised in his native Bientina, near Pisa, Tuscany.
Polidori studied law at the University of Pisa. He became secretary to the tragedian Vittorio Alfieri in 1785 and remained with him four years.
He came to England from Paris in 1790 after resigning as Alfieri's secretary. He settled in London, working as an
Polidori
Polidori is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ambra Polidori, Mexican artist
- Frances Polidori, daughter of Gaetano, mother of Maria, Dante, William and Christina Rossetti
- Gaetano Polidori, Italian writer
- Giancarlo Polidori, Italian cyclist
- Gino Polidori, American politician
- John William Polidori, Italian-English physician and writer, son of Gaetano
- Paolo Polidori, Italian cardinal
- Robert Polidori, Canadian photographer