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Luigi Torelli

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Luigi Torelli, by Antonio Caimi

Luigi Torelli (9 February 1810 – 14 November 1887) was born in Villa di Tirano, in the Valtellina of Lombardy, at the time part of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.

Being a patriot, he took part in the Five Days of Milan,[1] most noted in driving out the Tyrolian Kaiserjäger from Piazza del Duomo and, together with fellow patriot Scipione Bagaggia, for raising the tri-colour atop the Cathedral.[2][3]

Torelli was a member of diverse scientific and economic institutions. In 1860 he was made a Senator and in 1864 became Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce of the Kingdom of Italy.[4]

He died at Tirano in 1887.

Recognition

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The Marconi-class submarine Luigi Torelli fought for Italy in World War 2 and was named after him. The submarine was notable for serving under all three axis powers - Italy until it surrendered, later Germany until it was defeated and then finally Imperial Japan.

Sources

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  1. ^ American Bibliographical Center (1991). Historical abstracts: Modern history abstracts, 1775-1914, Volume 42, Issues 3-4. Santa Barbara.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Casati, Carlo (1885). Nuove rivelazioni su i fatti di Milano nel 1847-1848, Volume 2. Milano.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Oettinger, Eduard Maria (1882). Moniteur des dates. Supplément. Leipzig.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Società geografica italiana (1868). Bollettino della Società geografica italiana. Florence.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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