BOVE GIACOMO
Maranzana (Asti), 23 aprile 1852
Verona, 9 agosto 1887
The explorer Giacomo Bove was born in Maranzana (Piemonte), a little village in the Monferrato Hills. His parents were farmers and owned various vineyards. After attending school in Acqui Terme and Maranzana he went to boarding school in Genoa. It was there that he saw the sea for the first time in his life... more |