Savino Varazzani

Savino Varazzani (Piacenza, March 21, 1858 - Milan, February 3, 1938) was an Italian politician and journalist. He was a teacher, writer and journalist, who served as chairman of ''Avanti! della Domenica''.

He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the XXI legislature (1900-1904) for the constituency of Piacenza. He was a candidate for the following legislature, albeit reluctantly, in the supplementary elections for the Grosseto constituency, but was not elected.

In 1912, along with a number of others, he left the Socialist Party in protest against its opposition to the Italian invasion of Libya. In 1928 he joined the National Fascist Party and in 1930 published a book entitled ''Confessioni d'un galantuomo: (dà socialista a fascista)'' (''Confessions of a Gentleman: from socialist to fascist'').

The city of Piacenza has a Via Savino Varazzani named after him. Provided by Wikipedia