Gianfrancesco Galeani Napione also noted as Francesco Galeani Napione, count of Cocconato (1 November 1748 – 12 June 1830) was a renowned Italian

Italy

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 historian

Historian

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 and writer.

Napione was born at Turin

Turin

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. In 1773, he published "Saggio sopra l'arte storica", dedicating the work to Vittorio Amedeo III of savoy

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In 1780 he published "Osservazioni intorno al progetto di pace tra S.M. e le potenze borboniche" , where he proposed the formation of a confederation of maritime Italian states under the auspices of the Papal States

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Opposed to French expansionism, his writings promoted the House of Savoy

House of Savoy

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 as the leaders of the Italian states.

In 1791 he published his best known work, "Dell'uso e dei pregi della lingua italiana"

In 1812 he was elected as a member of the new Accademia della Crusca

Accademia della Crusca

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. He died in Turin.