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Aldo Capitini
Aldo Capitini (23 December 1899 – 19 October 1968) was an Italian philosopher, poet, political activist, anti-Fascist and educator. He was one of the first Italians to take up and develop Mahatma Gandhi's theories of nonviolence and was known as "the Italian Gandhi".
Life.
Life Early life, 1899–1920.
Capitini was born in Perugia in 1899. His father was a municipal official and his mother a tailor. From an early age Capitini became interested in philosophy and literature.
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- National Association ‘Friends Aldo Capitini’ [Associazione Nazionale ‘Amici di Aldo Capitini’] (n.d.) Scheda Bio-Bibliografica di Aldo Capitini. Vita e Opere di Aldo Capitini. [Biographical and Bibliographical Dossier. Life and Works of Aldo Capitini] [online] available from http://www.aldocapitini.it/notizie/base3.htm [26 February 2011]
- National Association 'Friends Aldo Capitini' [Associazione Nazionale 'Amici di Aldo Capitini'] (n.d