Giovanni Antonio Vassallo

Ġan Anton Vassallo was born in Valletta on 6 June 1817. After studying law at the University of Malta, he taught Italian at the lyceum, then, from 1863, literature at the university, while defending the use of Maltese in teaching. In that language he published poems, fables and collections of humorous tales. He died in Valletta on 28 March 1868 and was buried in the Carmelite church. He is regarded as the most important Maltese poet of his century, although he is almost forgotten today.

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• PoetryIl-Ġifen TorkGiovanni Antonio Vassallo · 1842not translated into EnglishLiterature