Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà

In memory of Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà great Italian explorer in Central Africa

Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà was a prominent Italian explorer active in Central Africa during the 20th century. Born in Senegal on 14 September 1905, Brazzà is known for his exploratory enterprises and missions in Africa, where he contributed significantly to the development ...

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Remembering Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà founder of Brazaville capital of Congo

Pietro was born in the capital of Italy, Rome, in 1852 to Count Ascanio Savorgnan di Brazzà, an exponent of one of the oldest noble families of Friuli and a Venetian patrician with excellent contacts all over the world including Napoleon's France, and his wife Giacinta Simonetti, who belonged to one of ...