You are bidding on onepostcard from 1901 out of Novara (Italy).

Language: French.

Handwritten by Historian Prof. Augusto Lizier (1870-1950), addressed to the head of the post office in Berlin.

He inquires about a returned letter addressed "to Mr. Louis Sommati Graf von Monibello - Gitchenerstrasse - WE - Berlin". -- What is meant is Gitschiner Straße, instead of Monibello (or Mombello) it should probably be called Montebello?

Format:9x14cm.

Postal stationery on fairly thin paper.

Condition:Map browned and more heavily stained, with slight corner damage. Please also note the pictures!

Internal note: FM 200913

About Augusto Lizier (Source: Articles by Lorenzo Di Lenardo in the "DIZIONARIO BIOGRAFICO DEI FRIULANI"; in the original and in the google translate translation):

LIZIER AUGUSTO (1870-1950), storico, insegnante, sindaco: Nacque in Venice on April 16, 1870. Ebbe due sorelle Maria ed Eulalia. The student compiuti presso il Seminario vescovile di Treviso, si laureò in lettere all'Università di Padova nel 1891 discussed a tesi sull'umanista Marcello Filosseno. Successfully secured a corso di perfezionamento all'Università di Pisa based on the guidance of Alessandro D'Ancona and Amedeo Crivellucci and in 1893 published the first written work of Marcello Filosseno, poeta trivigiano dell'estremo Quattrocento (Pisa, Mariotti). The beginning of the professional profession came from the lettering of Ginnasi di Cagliari and Sondrio on October 18, 1895, from the professorship of Ruolo di Storia prima nel Liceo di Lecce and seguito in quello di Novara and the Technical Institute 'Carlo Cattaneo' di Milano. Ottenne la libera docenza universitaria in storia moderna nell'Accademia scientifico-letteraria del capoluogo lombardo nell'ottobre del 1911 vene nominato Provveditore agli studi nella sede di Catanzaro e poi in quella di Pesaro. The luglio del 1914 fu chiamato all'Ispettorato all'istruzione nella sede di Palermo e poco dopo quella di Torino, mentre nel 1922 gli fu affidato l'ufficio scolastico della Venezia Giulia, incarico che mantenne però per un breve periodo. Year after year, after the Riforma Gentile, and also a ricoprire il ruolo di preside in diverse licei: al 'D'Azelio' di Torino (1923-1925); al 'Quirino Visconti' di Roma (1926-1929); al 'Foscarini' of Venice (1929-1934). From 1934 to 1936, the year of his retirement, he was nominated as a Provveditore Regionale del Veneto. L. fu socio di numerose accademie e società culturali come la Società Filologica Friulana (1926); la Società Storica Lombarda; la Deputazione di storia patria per le Antiche Provincie e la Lombardia; the Deputazione Veneta di Storia Patria (di cui fu presidente dal 1947); la Deputazione di Storia Patria per le Tre Venezie. Founded in 1948 by the Secretary of the Venetian Institute of Letters and Art in 1949, he was nominated as president of the Querini Stampalia Foundation of Venice. Collaborò inoltre with various riviste tra le quali ricordiamo l'«Archivio Veneto» (di cui fu also direttore nel 1938), l'«Ateneo Veneto», the «Bollettino storico della Provincia di Novara» and the «Rivista storica Italiana». Accanto all'attività culturale L. ebbe modo di dedicarsi anche all'impegno politico: dal 1908 al 1910 fu consigliere comunale di Novara, menre nel 1945 fu a capo della Giunta municipale provvisoria che guidò Travesio nell'immediato dopoguerra. The year was successful, even though it was already on the list of the Democratic Cristina del Medesimo comune, L. venne voted primo cittadino nella seduta di Consiglio del 3 November 1946. Since March 1950 he was nominated as President of the Community of Spilimberghese. The number of students published by L. emerges a great interest in the history, with diverse lavori dedicated in particular in the comune of Treviso, all the city of Novara and all'economia Veneziana del Settecento; The great interest in this also contributes to the pre-Roman rural economy L'Economia rurale dell'età pre-Romana nell'Italia meridionale (Palermo, Reber, 1907). Notevole successo ebbero poi i suoi manuali scolastici: la Storia del Medioevo (Firenze, Vallardi, 1927) and qualche tempo i tre volumi del più ampio Corso di storia per i Licei classici e scientifici e per gli Istituti magistrali superiori (Milano, Signorelli, 1940-1941). Rispetto ai manuali di storia editi in epoca precedente, L. introdusse nei suoi lavori che considerationazioni di carattere economico and sociale, arricchendo i volumi del Corso with moltissime illustrazioni insolite e with cartine geographical e storiche. Inserì inoltre alla fine di ciascun capitolo an'appendice di documents utile a comprendere ed approfondire gli eventi storici trattati. Semper in ambito scolastico L., spesso in collaboration with Giulio Bruno Bianchi, raccolse e diede alle stampe per gli editori Morano e Signorelli numerosi testi e antologie storiche. L. fu another author of the volume Travesio (Venezia, Zanetti, 1946), dedicated to the community of Spilimberghese che resse per un breve periodo al termine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale: frutto di pazienti ricerche fu a studio in gran parte condotto su documentedi inediti (conservati negli archivi parrocchiali and municipali di Travesio). The particular interest is also in the notice of the municipal order (Vicinia) and military (cernide) in the Veneto period, completing the note in the economic and demographic conditions, non-agricultural, agricultural, commercial and emigrating. L. morì a Venezia il 22 maggio 1950 all'età di 80 anni. In 1997 a Travesio è state inaugurata the biblioteca civica 'Augusto Lizier' sorta grazie alla donazione del patrimonio librario appartenuto a L. Nello stesso comune a lui è intitolata also the secondary school of primo grade.

LIZIER AUGUSTO (1870-1950), historian, teacher, mayor. He was born on the 16th. Born in Venice in April 1870. He had two sisters, Maria and Eulalia. After studying at the Episcopal Seminary of Treviso, he completed his studies in literature at the University of Padua in 1891 with a dissertation on the humanist Marcello Filosseno. He then attended a specialization course at the University of Pisa under the direction of Alessandro D'Ancona and Amedeo Crivellucci and published his first work in 1893 entitled Marcello Filosseno, a trivian poet of the late 15th century. Century (Pisa, Mariotti). He began his teaching career as regent for literary subjects in the gymnasiums of Cagliari and Sondrio and was graduated on the 18th. October 1895 Professor of History, first at the Lyceum of Lecce and later at Novara and at the Carlo Cattaneo Technical Institute of Milan. He obtained a freelance university lecturer in modern history at the scientific-literary academy of the Lombard capital and was appointed superintendent of studies in Catanzaro and then in Pesaro in October 1911.

From July 1914 he was appointed to the Inspectorate of Education in the Palermo office and shortly afterwards to the Turin office, while in 1922 he was entrusted with the School Office of Venezia Giulia, a position he held for a short time. The following year, after the Heathen reform, he took on the role of headmaster at various high schools: at 'D'Azelio' in Turin (1923-1925); to the "Quirino Visconti" of Rome (1926-1929); to the "Foscarini" of Venice (1929-1934). Eventually he was appointed regional superintendent of the Veneto from 1934 to 1936, the year of his retirement. L. was a member of numerous academies and cultural societies such as the Friulian Philological Society (1926); the Lombard Historical Society; the National History Deputation for the ancient provinces and Lombardy; the Venetian Deputation of Local History (of which he was president since 1947); the deputation of local history for the Tre Venezie. From 1948 he was secretary of the Veneto Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts and was elected president in 1949 Querini Stampalia Foundation in Venice. He also collaborated with several magazines, including the "Archivio Veneto" (of which he was director in 1938), the "Ateneo Veneto", the "Historical Bulletin of the Province of Novara" and the "Italian Historical Magazine". In addition to cultural activity, L. was also able to devote himself to political engagement: from 1908 to 1910 he was a city councilor of Novara, while in 1945 he was head of the provisional municipal council that led Travesio in the immediate post-war period. The following year, after being elected to the Cristina Democracy list of the same municipality, L. was elected at the council meeting on March 3rd. Elected first citizen in November 1946. From March 1950 he was appointed president of the municipality of municipalities in the Spilimberghese region. From the numerous studies published by L. there is a clear interest in history, with several works in particular on the municipality of Treviso, the city of Novara and the Venetian economy of the 18th century. century are dedicated; The contribution to the pre-Roman rural economy was also of great interest. The rural economy of the pre-Roman period in southern Italy (Palermo, Reber, 1907).

His school handbooks then had considerable success: the history of the Middle Ages (Florence, Vallardi, 1927) and, some time later, the three volumes of the broader history course for classical and scientific colleges and for universities (Milan, Signorelli, 1940-1941). Compared to the history manuals published in previous eras, L. also incorporated economic and social considerations into his works, enriching the volumes of the course with many unusual illustrations and geographical and historical maps. He included an appendix at the end of each chapter with documents useful for understanding and deepening the historical events covered. While still at school, L. collected and printed numerous historical texts and anthologies for the publishers Morano and Signorelli, often in collaboration with Giulio Bruno Bianchi. L. was also the author of the volume Travesio (Venice, Zanetti, 1946), dedicated to the town in the Spilimberghese region, which existed for a short period at the end of the Second World War. The result of the patient research was a study carried out largely on unpublished documents (preserved in the parish and community archives of Travesio). Of particular interest are the news about the municipal (vicinia) and military (cernide) systems in the Venetian period, supplemented by references to economic and demographic conditions as well as agriculture, crafts, trade and emigration. L. died on the 22nd. May 1950 at the age of 80 in Venice. In 1997, the municipal library “Augusto Lizier” was inaugurated in Travesio, thanks to the donation of L's book heritage. In the same municipality, the lower secondary school is also named after him.