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Luigi Hugues

Born: 27th October 1836, Casale Monferrato, Italy

Died: 5th March 1913, Casale Monferrato, Italy

Nationality: Italian

Luigi Hugues was an Italian academic geographer and accomplished amateur musician. He is best known today as a composer and arranger of virtuoso works for the flute, and for his contributions to the teaching and history of geography.

Hughes was born in Casale Monferrato, today in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont. He trained originally as an engineer, and taught in various technical institutes before becoming professor of geography within the Faculty of Letters at the University of Turin in 1897.

Luigi Hughes died in Casale Monferrato at the age of 76.

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