Ugo Foscolo

Ugo Foscolo

February 06, 1778 – September 10, 1827
Place of Birth: Zakynthos (Zante), Ionian Islands, Republic of Venice, now Greece
Place of Death: Turnham Green, now London, England

Foscolo the surname Foscolo (surname)} Ugo Foscolo (ˈuːɡo ˈfoskolo; 6 February 1778 in Zakynthos10 September 1827 in Turnham Green), born Niccolò Foscolo, was an Italian writer, freemason, revolutionary and poet.
He is remembered especially for his 1807 long poem Dei Sepolcri.