Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century.
As was not uncommon at the time, Casanova, depending on circumstances, used more or less fictitious names, such as baron or count of Farussi (the name of his mother) or "Chevalier de Seingalt". He often signed his works "Jacques Casanova de Seingalt" after he began writing in French following his second exile from Venice.
Read more on Wikipedia.
Born Name: | Giacomo Girolamo Casanova |
Born: | Apr 02, 1725 in Venice, Republic of Venice [now Veneto, Italy |
Died: | Jun 04, 1798 |