Galignani

Galignani, JOHN ANTHONY and WILLIAM, Parisian publishers, were born in London, the former 13th October 1796, the latter 10th March 1798. Their father, an Italian, founded an English library at Paris in 1800, and there published an English Monthly Repository, and in 1814 the famous newspaper, Galignani's Messenger. The Messenger was much improved by his sons, who made it an important medium for advocating cordiality between England and France. The brothers founded at Corbel near Paris a hospital for distressed Englishmen; and in 1889 the Galignani Home for decayed members of the printing and bookselling trades was opened at Neuilly. The elder brother died 30th December 1873, and the younger 12th December 1882.