Ugo Ojetti

Ugo Ojetti
Born15 June 1871
Died1 January 1946
Alma materRome
Occupation(s)Journalist-Commentator
Author
Magazine founder / editor
SpouseFernanda Gobba
ChildrenPaola Ojetti (1908–1978)
Parents

Ugo Ojetti (15 July 1871 – 1 January 1946) was an Italian journalist-commentator and author. He wrote prolifically on a wide range of topics. His output also includes short stories and at least seven novels. Nevertheless, during his later decades he increasingly focused on arts criticism, and it is as an art critic that he is most frequently identified in the more generalist sources. Widely admired for his mastery of language, and especially of Italian, he is also commended by admirers as an exceptionally effective aphorist.[1][2][3][4]

Some of Ojetti’s output was published pseudonymously. His most frequently employed pseudonym, notably during the first decade of the twentieth century, was “Conte Ottavio” ("Count Octavian").[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Ugo Ojetti: Roma 1871 - Firenze 1946; critico e letterato". Personaggi. Bertolami Fine Art, Roma. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ^ Selena Daly. "Ojetti, Ugo: Journalist, writer, art historian". 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Frasi di Ugo Ojetti". ”frasicelebri”. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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