Were born at Palermo

Macaluso Damiano 
(1845-1932)
Physic.
ogether with O.M. Corbino he discovered an effect of the magnetic fields over the polarized light.

Effetto Macaluso-Corbino.
Malaspina Saba (13° sec.) Journalist. Author of the Sicilian's history 1250-1285.
Mannino Franco (1924- ) Composer / Writer
"Missa Solemnis pro Jubileo Domini nostri tetrio millennio
" - "Quindici famiglie suonate" - Ed. Arnaldo
Marinuzzi Gino (1882-1945) Composer. Jacquerie -  Palla de' Mozzi.
Marotta Domenico (1886-1963) Chemical. One of the XL of the Science's Society.
Marvuglia Giuseppe Venanzio (1729-1814)
Architect. Vanvitelli's pupill, he diffused at Palermo the Neoclassical style. Villa Belmonte all'Acquasanta - La Favorita - Orto Botanico.
Meli Giovanni(1740-1815) Dialectal Poet. He treated archaic,satirical - phylosophical and faboulous themes in Sicilian's dialect. La bucolica, L'origini di lu munnu, Don Chisciotti e Sanciu Panza, Fondi murali.
Messina Paolo (1923-??) Playwright.
Mignosi Pietro (1895-1937) Writer. “ Il Prossimo”- “L’azzalora” - “ Perfetta letizia”.
Moncada Ugo (1476-1528) Spain's Commander
Named Prince of Sicily by Ferdinando the Catholic, he came outcast from Palermo after the tumults of 1516. Named Admiral, he beated in 1520 Federico Barbarossa, he drove the Spanish militias against the Pope in 1526 and the year after he became Lord of Naples.
Mongitore Antonino (1663-1743) Historician. He collected into the Biblioteca Sicula the informations about Sicily.
Mosca Gaetano (1858-1941) Giurist. Constitutional Law and Politic Professor. Elementi di scienza politica.
Mosca Gaspare (1825-??) Scenografo.
“I mafiusi de la Vicaria di Palermo”.
NataleTommaso
Marchese di Monterosato (1773-1819)
Philosopher. " Le riflessioni intorno all'efficacia e necessità delle pene"
Omodeo Adolfo (1889-1946) Hitorician and politician. L'età del Risorgimento italiano - L'opera politica del Conte di Cavour.
Orlando Luigi (1814-1896) Patriot and Industrialist
Adherent to the Young Italy and at the same time conspirator together with Paolo brothers, Savior and Joseph, he had to emigrate to Genoa in the 1849 with them. Manager of the Ansaldo of Sampierdarena and then founder from Yards Naval of Livorno. Senator.
Orlando Vittorio Emanuele (1860-1952) Giurist e Politician
President of the Counsel after Caporetto in the I° world war, he drove the Italian delegation to the lecture of peace in Paris, that however he abandoned as opposition to the Italian claims on Fiume and the Dalmatia.He then left politic.
Paruta Filippo (-/-) Author of the document: " La Sicilia Illustrata con medaglie".
Pasqualino  (brothers) Francesco (1754-1845) Michele (??-1785) Writers. - "Vocabolario etmologico Siciliano-Itaaliano".
Patania Giuseppe (1780/1852) Painter.
Paternò Emanuele Marchese di Sezza (1847-1935) Chemical. Author of searches on the organic chemistry, inorganic, and also of notable jobs on the croscophy. In 1890 Senator. Academic of the Lincei. One of the XL.
Patricolo Giovanni (1789/1861) Painter.
Pedone Lauriel Luigi (1836-1907) Publisher. Famous member of the Sicilian's culture. Biblioteca storica della Sicilia.
Perez Francesco Paolo (1812-1982) Lettered and Patriot.
Perrucci Andrea (1651-1704) Poet and theatre's author
He composed melodramas in language and in dialect. Il vero lume tra le tenebre - Comedias de santos - Cantata dei pastori -Dell'arte rappresentativa, premeditata e all'improvviso, rich of infos about the Comedy of Art.
Petrella Enrico (1813-1878) Composer of theatre's operas, especially known for Jane e La Contessa d'Amalfi.
Pitrè Giuseppe (1841-1916) Folclorist
As first in Italy, he gave dignity to his topic and his profession. Biblioteca delle tradizioni popolari in siciliane.
Pilo Rosolino (1820-1860) Patriot and Politician. One of the main personages into the Sicilian's revolution of 1848, he organized then the Sicilian brench of the Mazzini's Action Party. In 1860 he put together armed bands waiting for Garibaldi; Garibaldi; after the landing of the 1000, he died at Palermo.
Pirrotta Nino (1908-....) Musician. I due Orfei, da Poliziano a Monteverdi.
Pisani Pietro (1763-1837) Maecenas.
Pizzuto Antonio (1893-1976) Writer. Author of complex experimentations in the language. La signora Rosina - Si riparano bambole - Paginette.
Poiero Amato Giuseppe (1863-1940)
Founder of the Library Philosophical Palermitana.
Pollina Pippo (1963- ) Musician.  - (cd) Il giorno del falco.
RanzanoPietro (1428-1492) Writer. - "Annales".
Ripellino Angelo Maria (1923-1978) Slavist. Il trucco e l'anima - Praga, magica - La fortezza d'Alvenia.
Rizzotto Giuseppe (1828-1895) Scenografo. “I mafiusi de la Vicaria di Palermo”.
Romano Santi (1875-1947) Politician
Prime Minister of the constitutional Government of Naples in 1860, he was one of the main personages in the annexion of the Reign of Naples to the Savoia's.
Rutelli Mario (1859-1941) Sculptor. Monteverdi's pupill, his own main work is Fontana delle Naiadi at Roma.
Samonà Carmelo (1926-1989) Novelist - “Fratelli”
Sampolo Luigi (1825-1905) Jurist
Scarlatti Alessandro (1660-1725) Composer
He was active prevalently to Naples, he  elaborated a model of fundamental melodrama for the developments of the serious work of the '700 to him is owed the particularly codification of the symphony of opening in the articulation allegro-lento-allegro. He wrote around 70 work between which Il Trigane - La griselda; and about a thossuand of other works.
Schiavolampo Paolo (1924-....) Sculptor. He realized abstract worksin geometrical forms, he then occupied of the rapport between art and urban space.
Scinà Domenico (1765-1837) Writher. "Prospetto della storia letteraria di Sicilia nel sec. XVIII".
Sciarrino Salvatore (1947-....) Composer. Berceuse for orchestra - Amore e Psiche - Aspern, for theatre.
Settimo Ruggiero (1778-1863) Borboni's Fleet Commander. In 1820 he became a member of the temporary Sicilian's Government, in 1848. He supported the opportunity to offer the crown of the Two Sicilies to the Savoia. At the fall of the provisional government he went in exile.
Serpotta Giacomo (1656-1732)
Sculptor. The Roman's baroque and the local tradition are found betweeen his great plaster's decorations.
Stabile Mariano (1806-1863) Politician. Member of the temporary Government made up in 1848/2/2 by R. Settimo.In 1849 he was exhiliated and couldn't come back to Palermo until 1860 when he was elected City Major.
Stabile Mariano (1888-1968) Baritone. Great interpreter of the G.Verdi's Falstaff.
Starabba Antonio Marchese di Rudini (1839-1908) Politician.
Trentacoste Domenico (1859-1933) Sculptor.
Turrisi Colonna Giuseppina (1822-1848) Poetess.
Vaccaro Vito (1887-1960) Sculptor and painter.
Vaccarini Giovanni Battista (1702-1769) Architect
He directed in 1735 the rebuiding of the city of Catania destroyed by the eartquake of 1693. Facciata della Cattedrale - Fontana dell'Elefante - S. Agata.
Ximenes Ettore (1855-1926) Sculptor
He realized works with Italian's insurrection inspiration. Monumento a Garibaldi a Milano - Monumento a Verrazzano a New York.

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