Silvio Corio

Silvio Corio
Born28 October 1875
Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Died11 January 1954 (age 78)
Woodford Green, London, United Kingdom
Other namesCrastinus
Qualanque
MovementAnarchism in Italy
PartnerSylvia Pankhurst
ChildrenRichard Pankhurst
Parents
  • Eugenio Corio (father)
  • Chiara Domenica (mother)

Silvio Celestino Corio (28 October 1875 – 11 January 1954), also called Crastinus,[1] was an Italian anarchist who was active in London during the first half of the twentieth century.

Silvio was born in Turin, the son of Eugenio Corio and Chiara Domenica. Following some initial involvement with the Turin Socialist Club, he became active as an anarchist. He trained as a printer and typographer. He was conscripted in July 1897 and spent most of the next 18 months in a disciplinary battalion as a result of his political activity. However, in 1898 he fled to France in the face of the repression implemented by Prime Minister Luigi Pelloux.[2]

He was in a long-term relationship with Sylvia Pankhurst[3] and their son was the academic Richard Pankhurst.[3]

  1. ^ Dupuy, Pascal (2020). Folgorite, parcours de Sante Ferrini, anarchiste, typographe et poète (1874-1939). Lyon: Atelier de création libertaire.
  2. ^ Heath, Nick. "Corio, Silvio (1875–1954) aka Crastinus, Qualunque". Lib Com. Lib Com. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b B. A., Mundelein College; M. Div., Meadville/Lombard Theological School. "Sylvia Pankhurst, Political Radical and Suffrage Activist". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 24 July 2021.