CASTIGLIONE

castiglione, carlo ottavio, count (1784-1849), italian philologist, was born at milan of an ancient family. his principal work was done in connexion with the arabic and other oriental languages, but he also performed good service in several other departments. in 1819 he published _monete cufiche del museo di milano_, and assisted cardinal mai in his _ulphilae partium ineditarum in ambrosianis palimpsestis repertarum editio_. a learned _memoire geographique et numismatique sur la partie orientale de la barbarie appelee afrikia par les arabes_ appeared in 1826, and established his reputation. in 1829 he published by himself the gothic version of the second epistle of paul to the corinthians; and this was followed by the gothic version of the epistle to the romans, the first epistle to the corinthians, and the epistle to the ephesians in 1834, by galatians, philippians, and 1 thessalonians in 1835, and by 2 thessalonians in 1839. he died at genoa on the 10th of april 1849. his _life_, by biondelli, appeared at milan in 1856.