GALIGNANI

John Anthony ( eld. son of Giovanni Antonio Galignani of London, teacher of languages, who d. Paris 1821 ). b. London 13 Oct. 1796; bookseller at Cambrai 1816; bookseller and publisher with his brother at 18 Rue Vivienne, Paris; Galignani’s Me enger was founded by their father 1814 as a triweekly, it became a daily paper 1821; obtained denizenship Dec. 1830, never naturalised; removed to Rue de Rivoli 1855; knight of the Legion of Honour; gave with his brother between 5 and 6 million francs to charities of Paris. d. Paris 29 Dec. 1873. I.L.N. lxiv , 48 (1874), portrait .