FULIN, RINALDO. - Historian, b. in Venezia on 30 Apr. 1824, d. there on 24 Nov. 1884. He studied at the Seminary of Venezia and was ordained a priest in 1847. In 1856 he was appointed professor of history at the lycée of S. Caterina, but because of his anti-Austrian sentiments he was removed from teaching; only later did he teach history at the Marco Polo lycée and at the higher school of commerce.
An indefatigable researcher of historical sources and documents and a great scholar, besides articles and pamphlets, he left works of considerable importance, such as: Breve sommario di storia veneta (Venezia 1914); Pubblicazioni storiche relative alla regione veneta (ibid. 1880); Studio sull'Archivio degli Inquisitori di Stato (ibid. 1868). In 1871 he founded the Archivio veneto, and in 1873 he promoted the establishment of the Deputazione di storia patria per le province di Venezia.