Giovanni Ruffini

Italian poet and opera librettist (1807-1881)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[21]
Date of birth: September 20, 1807
Date of death: November 3, 1881
Place of birth: Genoa
Place of death: Taggia
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Sardinia^[10]^[11]
Occupation: writer, poet, librettist, diplomat, politician, jurist^[12]
Field of work: creative and professional writing, opera libretto, translation, politics, patriotism^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Position held: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia, member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia, member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia^[18]
Religion or worldview: Catholicism^[20]
Notable work: Il dottor Antonio^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian, English, French^[33]^[34]^[35]
Academic degree: laurea^[22]
Depicted by: Monument to Giovanni Ruffini^[26]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]
Family name: Ruffini^[23]
Given name: Giovanni, Domenico^[24]^[25]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Grenchen^[27]
Name in native language: Giovanni Domenico Ruffini^[36]

🏷️ Also known as

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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: ruffini-giovanni
CANTIC ID: 981058517701106706
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University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058517701106706
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Occupation 6

writer, poet, politician, diplomat, jurist, librettist

Field of work 3

politics, translation, patriotism

Languages spoken, written or signed 3

English, French, Italian

Country of citizenship 2

Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Sardinia

Described by source 2

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok

Given name 2

Giovanni, Domenico

Mb:librettist 2

Don Pasquale, Don Pasquale

Academic degree 1

laurea

Instance of 1

human

Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1

Grenchen

Place of birth 1

Genoa

Place of death 1

Taggia

Religion or worldview 1

Catholicism

Sex or gender 1

male

← Librettist 1

Don Pasquale

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Summary

Giovanni Ruffini was born on September 20, 1807^[1], in Genoa^[2]. He died on November 3, 1881^[3], in Taggia^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5], poet^[6], librettist^[7], diplomat^[8], and politician^[9].

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Ruffini born?

Giovanni Ruffini was born in Genoa^[2].

Where did Giovanni Ruffini die?

Giovanni Ruffini passed away in Taggia^[4].

What did Giovanni Ruffini do for work?

Giovanni Ruffini worked as a writer^[5], poet^[6], librettist^[7], diplomat^[8], and politician^[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — place of birth (P19): Genoa. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved 2015-09-28. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — place of death (P20): Taggia. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved 2015-09-28. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Italy. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Sardinia. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — position held (P39): member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia. storia.camera.it. Retrieved 2019-05-08. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — field of work (P101): creative and professional writing. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-12. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — field of work (P101): opera libretto. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-12. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — field of work (P101): translation. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-12. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — field of work (P101): politics. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-12. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — field of work (P101): patriotism. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-12. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — occupation (P106): writer. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — occupation (P106): poet. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — occupation (P106): librettist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — occupation (P106): diplomat. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — occupation (P106): politician. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — occupation (P106): jurist. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-12. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — religion or worldview (P140): Catholicism. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-02-24. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — academic degree (P512): laurea. storia.camera.it. Retrieved 2019-05-08. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — date of birth (P569): September 20, 1807. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — date of death (P570): November 3, 1881. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — family name (P734): Ruffini. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — given name (P735): Giovanni. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — given name (P735): Domenico. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — notable work (P800): Il dottor Antonio. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — depicted by (P1299): Monument to Giovanni Ruffini. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — municipal affiliation of a Swiss national (P1321): Grenchen. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-02-24. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — described by source (P1343): Nordisk familjebok. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — described by source (P1343): Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890). wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Italian. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2025-08-10. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Giovanni Ruffini — name in native language (P1559): Giovanni Domenico Ruffini. wikidata.org.

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