Filippo Tommaso Marinetti | |
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| Born | 22 December 1876 Alexandria, Khedivate of Egypt |
| Died | 2 December 1944 (aged 67) Bellagio, Italy |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Literary movement | Futurism |
| Spouse | Benedetta Cappa |
Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti (Italian: [fiˈlippo tomˈmaːzo mariˈnetti]; 22 December 1876 – 2 December 1944) was an Italian poet, editor, art theorist, and founder of the Futurist movement. He was associated with the utopian and Symbolist artistic and literary community Abbaye de Créteil between 1907 and 1908. Marinetti is best known as the author of the Manifesto of Futurism, which was written and published in 1909, and as a co-author of the Fascist Manifesto, in 1919.