Andrea Maffei was an Italian poet, translator and librettist. He was born in Molina di Ledro, Trentino. A follower of Vincenzo Monti, he formed part of the 19th-century Italian classicist literary culture. Wikipedia
Born: April 19, 1798, Molina di Ledro, Italy
Died: 1885 (age 87 years), Milan, Italy
Libretti: I masnadieri, Macbeth, Guglielmo Ratcliff, and more
Spouse: Clara Maffei (m. 1831–1846)