Matilde Serao
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Italian journalist and writer, editor (1856–1927)
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Italian writer.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1856-03-14 ) 14 March 1856, Patras , Greece
- Died
- 25 July 1927 (1927-07-25) (aged 71), Naples , Kingdom of Italy
- Spouse
- Edoardo Scarfoglio
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carolina
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Place of birth
- Patras
- Place of death
- Naples
- Spouse
- Edoardo Scarfoglio
- Occupation
- editor
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- Italian
- Image
- Photo of Matilde Serao.jpg
- Residence
- Naples
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- name in native language
- Matilde Serao
- Commons Creator page
- Matilde Serao
- date of birth
- 1856-03-07
- Commons category
- Matilde Serao
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- Paolo Spada
- writing language
- Italian
- date of death
- 1927-07-26
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Encyclopedic overview
Matilde Serao, by "Rossi"
Matilde Serao ( Italian pronunciation: [maˈtilde seˈraːo]; Greek: Ματθίλδη Σεράο; 14 March 1856 – 25 July 1927) was an Italian journalist, novelist, publisher and newspaper editor. She was the first woman appointed to edit an Italian newspaper, Il Corriere di Roma and later Il Giorno. Serao was also the co-founder and editor of the Naples-based newspaper Il Mattino, and the author of several novels. She never won the Nobel Prize in Literature despite being nominated on six occasions.
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