Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948

Amat, Felix Torres

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AMAT, FELIX TORRES: v. TORRES Y AMAT. AMAT di SAN FILIPPO, PIETRO. - Writer b. 1 Oct. 1822 in Sardinia, d. in Rome 15 Feb. 1895. He was first employed at the State Archive of Cagliari, then at the Ministry of Finance in Rome.

A writer on the history of geography, he published a life of C. Columbus, the life and travels of Ludovico da Varthema, the relations between Italy and India, etc., all works worthy of note from the missionary point of view. In addition: Studi bibliografici e biografici sulla storia della Geografia in Italia, published by the R. Società Geografica Italiana, Rome 1875, in a 2nd ed. in 1882; the first volume of this work, entitled Biografie dei viaggiatori italiani della bibliografia delle loro opere, enriched, two years later, with an Appendix of 85 pages, contains rich material on the travels and explorations of missionaries.

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By Luigi Michelini Tocci

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), coll. 976–977.

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Michelini, Tocci Luigi. “Amat, felix torres.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, coll. 976–977. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/amat-felix-torres.

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Michelini, Tocci Luigi. “Amat, felix torres.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, coll. 976–977. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/amat-felix-torres.

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@incollection{ec1_amat_felix_torres,
  author    = {Michelini, Tocci Luigi},
  title     = {Amat, felix torres},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {976--977},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/amat-felix-torres}
}

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