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  • Miani Giovanni

    1859–1860
    Slave owner Transports and maritime activities
    Origin
    Rovigo

    An explorer active in sub-Saharan Africa, during his journey towards the sources of the Nile in 1859-1860 he purchased two people of the Akka population. The documentation is held at the Museo civico di Storia naturale in Venice; a bust of Miani is at the Accademia dei Concordi in Rovigo.