| Antonio Gramsci  Born: 23-Jan-1891
Birthplace: Ales, Sardinia, Italy
Died: 27-Apr-1937
Location of death: Rome, Italy
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Activist, Journalist Nationality: Italy
Executive summary: Founder of the Italian Communist Party Founder of newspaper L'Ordine Nuovo, which led to his involvement in founding the Partito Comunista d'Italia. He was an Italian delegate tot he Third Internationale, held 1922 in Moscow. After this he founded the party's official newspaper, L'Unità. Imprisoned by the fascists from 1926, released in 1934 due to health problems. He died soon afterwards. Letters that he wrote while in prison were posthumously released as Lettere dal Carcere, dealing with his thoughts about the need for a working class, the problem of cultural hegemony, and intellectualism. These political letters have been extremely influential in both Italy and other parts of Europe.
Father: Francesco Gramsci
University: University of Turin
Communist Party Founder 1921, Partito Comunista d'Italia
Author of books:
Lettere dal Carcere (1947, letters, posthumous)
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