San Michele Cemetery, Venice

San Michele Cemetery, Venice is a cemetery in Venice, Italy. It was established in 1807. Wikidata records 64 notable interments here, including Igor Stravinsky, Joseph Brodsky, Ezra Pound.

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Notable interments

64 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 64, or take the JSON record.

Of San Michele Cemetery, Venice's 64 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include painter (23%), salonnière (9%), linguist (8%), translator (6%), conductor (5%).

• Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), librettist, pianist, conductor
• Joseph Brodsky (1940–1996), essayist, librettist, lecturer
• Ezra Pound (1885–1972), literary historian, autobiographer, literary critic
• Christian Dopplerr (1803–1853), academic, pedagogue, university teacher
• Sergei Diaghilev (1872–1929), art critic, choreographer, journalist
• Carlo Gozzi (1720–1806), memoirist, playwright, poet
• Helenio Herrera (1910–1997), association football player, association football coach
• Luigi Nono (1924–1990), classical composer, music educator, musician
• Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876–1948), musicologist, director, teacher
• Franco Basaglia (1924–1980), existential therapist, anthropologist, neurologist
• Paolo Sarpi (1552–1623), Catholic theologian, anatomist, philosopher
• Roberto Calasso (1941–2021), essayist, publisher, university teacher
• Frederick Rolfe (1860–1913), novelist, painter, historian
• Zoran Mušič (1909–2005), draftsperson, printmaker, graphic artist
• Emilio Vedova (1919–2006), lithographer, printmaker, draftsperson
• Gasparo Gozzi (1713–1786), prose writer, critic, literary critic
• Gasparo Gozzi (1713–1786), prose writer, critic, literary critic
• Domenico Agostini (1825–1891), Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
• Giuseppe Volpi (1877–1947), art collector, entrepreneur, politician
• Lauretta Masiero (1927–2010), film actor, showgirl, stage actor
• Léopold Robert (1794–1835), painter
• Giacomo Favretto (1849–1887), porcelain painter, draftsperson, painter
• Giuseppe Jappelli (1783–1852), engineer, architect
• Natale Schiavoni (1777–1858), copper engraver, painter, engraver
• Gennadios Zervós (1937–2020), Christian minister

Common questions

Where is San Michele Cemetery, Venice?

San Michele Cemetery, Venice is in Venice, Italy, at coordinates 45.4470, 12.3463.

When was San Michele Cemetery, Venice established?

San Michele Cemetery, Venice was established in 1807, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at San Michele Cemetery, Venice?

Wikidata documents 64 notable interments at San Michele Cemetery, Venice, including Igor Stravinsky, Joseph Brodsky, Ezra Pound, Christian Dopplerr, Sergei Diaghilev.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q3676942 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• OpenStreetMap relation/3415148

Related terms

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Resting Places. "San Michele Cemetery, Venice, Venice, Italy." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q3676942. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/san-michele-cemetery-venice/

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