Cibrario, LUIGI — Chambers's Encyclopaedia

Cibrario, LUIGI, an Italian historian and politician, was born at Turin, 23d February 1802. He studied law, entered the service of the state, and soon distinguished himself by his historical investigations. In 1848, when Italy rose against the Austrians, Charles Albert appointed him commissioner at Venice and a senator of Sardinia. In 1839 he published his Della Economia Politica del Medio Evo; in 1840, his Storia della Monarchia di Savoia; and in 1847, his Storia di Torino. In 1852 he was made Minister of Public Instruction, and ultimately, in 1855, Minister of Foreign Affairs. He published numerous other works on history, numismatics, and miscellaneous subjects. He died 1st October 1870. See the Life by Odovici (1873).