Scala, Giambattista, 1817-1876
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Scala, G. B., 1817-1876
Scala, Giov. Batta, 1817-1876
Scala, Giovanni Battista, 1817-1876
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found: Memoirs of Giambattista Scala, Consul of His Italian Majesty in Lagos in Guinea (1862), 2000:p. xiv (b. 20 Aug. 1817, Chiavari) p. xvii (d. 3 Dec. 1876, Lavagna)
found: Giambattista Scala : capitano marittimo, esploratore ed introduttore d'industrie civili in Guinea, 1892:pages 69-70 (console G. B. Scala; Giovanni Battista Scala; nominated Console di seconda categoria, bay of Benin in Guinea, with residence in Lagos, 11 November 1855) page 78 (Signor Giov. Batta Scala)
found: Wikipedia, Italian version, February 17, 2020(Giambattista Scala; Italian merchant and diplomat; of Ligurian origin; after years spent in Brazil he moved to Lagos in 1851; together with compatriots, he entered the network of economic relations of the West African coast; considered the first European resident trader after the suppression of the slave trade; supported expansion of "lawful" trade in place of the trade of human goods; developed strong ties with local Yoruba groups and with the British)
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2000-06-06: new
2020-02-18: revised
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