Francesco Antonio Soria

Francesco Antonio Soria (1730 – 1799) was an Italian writer. He is best known for a biographical dictionary of Neapolitan historians: Memorie storico-critiche degli storici napolitani (1781–1782, Naples).

He was born in Naples and became a priest. He also published some hagiographies and translated Georges Guillet de Saint-George's history of the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror.[1]

Works

  • Storia del regno di Maometto II. Imperadore de' Turchi. 2 vols. Naples: nella stamperia Simoniana. 1781.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Memorie storico-critiche degli storici napolitani. Vol. 1. Naples: nella stamperia Simoniana. 1781. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  • Memorie storico-critiche degli storici napolitani. Vol. 2. Naples: nella stamperia Simoniana. 1782. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

References

  1. ↑ Scifoni, Felice (1849). Dizionario biografico universale. Vol. 5. Florence: David Passigli. p. 136. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
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