Turati, Filippo, 1857-1932

Born in Canzo, Como 1857, died in Paris 1932; leading Italian socialist, writer, journalist; his companion from 1885 was Anna Kuliscioff (1854-1925), who was influential in Italian socialism in her own right; founder of the socialist journal Critica Sociale Milan 1891-1926, which he led together with Kuliscioff; Turati was instrumental in the founding of the Partito Socialista Italiano (PSI) in 1892; member of the Italian parliament from 1896; general secretary of the Partito Socialista dei Lavoratori Italiani (PSLI) from 1921; fled to Paris in 1926; president of the Concentrazione di Azioni Antifascista, a federation of noncommunist political groups of Italian emigrants in Paris; president of the Unione dei Giornalisti Italiani G̀iovanni Amendola' in Paris.

From the description of Archives 1910-1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79984507

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