Carlo Morbio

Carlo Morbio (1 April 1811 – 27 January 1881) was an Italian bibliophile, historian, and numismatist.

He was born in Novara, but lived mainly in Milan. He wrote a number of treatises regarding historical events in Milan and Lombardy. He was an avid bibliophile and collector of manuscripts; the collection now resides in Biblioteca Braidense. He was knighted into the order of the Iron Crown of Italy.

Works

• Opere storico-numismatiche di C. Morbio e descrizione illustrata delle sue raccolte in Milano; By Carlo Morbio; Presso Gaetano Romagnoli, Bologna 1870
• Storie dei municipi italiani illustrate con documenti inediti; by Carlo Morbio; coi torchi di Omobono Manini; Milan, 1838.

References

• Mainly translated from Italian Wikipedia
• Camarotto, Valerio (2012). "Morbio, Carlo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 76: Montauti–Morlaiter (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.