COUNT TERENZIO MAMIANI DELLA ROVERE
\kˈa͡ʊnt təɹˈɛnzɪˌə͡ʊ mˈami͡ənˌi dˈɛlə ɹˈə͡ʊvə], \kˈaʊnt təɹˈɛnzɪˌəʊ mˈamiənˌi dˈɛlə ɹˈəʊvə], \k_ˈaʊ_n_t t_ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_z_ɪ__ˌəʊ m_ˈa_m_iə_n_ˌi d_ˈɛ_l_ə ɹ_ˈəʊ_v_ə]\
Definitions of COUNT TERENZIO MAMIANI DELLA ROVERE
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A distinguished Italian statesman, educator, and philosophical writer; born at Pesaro, about 1800; died at Rome, May 21, 1885. He was imprisoned and exiled for taking part in the revolution at Bologna in 1831; made Minister of the Interior in 1848; Minister of Public Instruction in 1860; Minister to Athens. He wrote numerous and important books, among which are: "Confessions of a Metaphysician" (2d ed. 1865); "The Religion of the Future" (1879); "Social Questions" (1882); etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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