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Indro Montanelli

1909 - 2001

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Indro Alessandro Raffaello Schizogene Montanelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈindro montaˈnɛlli]; 22 April 1909 – 22 July 2001) was an Italian journalist, historian, and writer. He was one of the fifty World Press Freedom Heroes according to the International Press Institute. A volunteer for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and an admirer of Benito Mussolini's dictatorship, Montanelli had a change of heart in 1943, and joined the liberal resistance group Giustizia e Libertà but was discovered and arrested along with his wife by Nazi authorities in 1944. Sentenced to death, he was able to flee to Switzerland the day before his scheduled execution by firing squad thanks to a secret service double agent. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Indro Montanelli is the 2,438th most popular writer (down from 2,309th in 2019), the 2,327th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,252nd in 2019) and the 156th most popular Italian Writer.

Indro Montanelli is most famous for his work as a journalist. He was the editor of the Italian newspaper Il Giornale from 1976 to 1985.

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Among writers, Indro Montanelli ranks 2,438 out of 7,302. Before him are Cornelis Tromp, Andreas Capellanus, Anne Holt, Juan del Encina, Eugène Marin Labiche, and Carl Jonas Love Almqvist. After him are Sophron, Viveca Sten, Stefan Żeromski, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, and Theodore Sturgeon.

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Among people born in 1909, Indro Montanelli ranks 120. Before him are Homi J. Bhabha, Franz Six, August Derleth, Bernd Rosemeyer, Gottfried von Cramm, and David Frankfurter. After him are Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Anthony Mamo, Ryszard Siwiec, Atsushi Nakajima, Barry Goldwater, and Gordon Bunshaft. Among people deceased in 2001, Indro Montanelli ranks 95. Before him are Pierre Klossowski, Tamara Smirnova, Mortimer J. Adler, Phoolan Devi, Tommy Flanagan, and Chet Atkins. After him are Rehavam Ze'evi, Kristina Söderbaum, Ilie Verdeț, Helge Ingstad, Katharine Graham, and Mauro Bolognini.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Indro Montanelli ranks 2,327 out of 5,161. Before him are Lucilius Junior (6), William II, Duke of Apulia (1095), Giuseppe Terragni (1904), Daniele Barbaro (1513), Felix of Nola (300), and Saint Homobonus (1117). After him are Sophron (-500), Titus Flavius Sabinus (100), Ludwig Thuille (1861), Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria (1827), Massimo d'Azeglio (1798), and Luigi Longo (1900).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Indro Montanelli ranks 156. Before him are Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (1939), Duris of Samos (-340), Corax of Syracuse (-500), Guido Guinizelli (1230), Nigidius Figulus (-98), and Lucilius Junior (6). After him are Sophron (-500), Umberto Saba (1883), Michele Ruggieri (1543), Luigi Alamanni (1495), Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus (100), and Hermas (150).

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