Vittorio Fiorini

Born in Piacenza on March 24, 1860, Vittorio Emanuele Fiorini became one of the notable Italian historians of his generation. Treccani describes him as a historian and records that he died in Bologna on December 13, 1925.

He is especially associated with medieval and civic history, and with the careful study and editing of historical sources. His name also appears in connection with major scholarly editorial projects, including work tied to the Rerum Italicarum Scriptores, which reflects the kind of source-based scholarship he was known for.

Fiorini also had a lasting link with Bologna’s academic world. The University of Bologna still mentions him as the scholar who challenged a popular story about the origins of the Italian tricolour by checking the judicial records and finding no documentary proof, a small but telling example of his reputation for disciplined historical method.