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- Died
- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa was born on December 23, 1896 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was a writer, known for The Leopard (1963), The Leopard and The Leopard. He was married to Baronesa Alessandra Wolff-Stomersee. He died on July 23, 1957 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- SpouseBaronesa Alessandra Wolff-Stomersee(August 24, 1932 - July 23, 1957) (his death, 1 child)
- Of aristocratic birth, he was the son of Giulio Maria Tomasi, the Prince of Lampedusa and Duke of Palma di Montechiaro.
- Adoptive father of musicologist Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi di Lampedusa.
- Fought with the Italian Army during the Battle of Caporetto in World War I and was taken prisoner by the Austrian Army.
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