Giuseppe Marc'Antonio Baretti | |
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 Joshua Reynolds, Portrait of Joseph Baretti, Indianapolis Museum of Art | |
| Born | 24 April 1719  Turin, Duchy of Savoy |
| Died | 5 May 1789 (aged 70) London, Great Britain |
| Occupation | Lexicographer, poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, writer |
Giuseppe Marc'Antonio Baretti (24 April 1719, Turin, Piedmont – 5 May 1789, London) was an Italian literary critic, poet, writer, translator, linguist and author of two influential language-translation dictionaries. During his years in England he was often known as Joseph Baretti.[1] Baretti's life was marked by controversies, to the point that he had to leave Italy, for England, where he remained for the rest of his life.