BOTTA, CAIII.0 GIUSEPPE GUGLIELM0, an Italian poet and historian, b. in 1760 at S. Giorgio del Canavese, in Piedmont. He studied medicine in Turin. In 1794, lie became a physician to the French army, and in 1799, lie, Carlo Aurelio de Bossi, and Carlo Giulio, were appointed the provisional government of Piedmont. They were known as 11 triumarato de ire' Carli. After the battle of Marengo, he became a member of the Piedmontese Consults. In the Corps Legidatif, he gave offense to Napoleon, by designating his government as despotic. In 1e30, be was allowed to return to his native town, and was pensioned by Charles Albert. He died in Paris, 10th Aug., 1837. Of his works of earlier date, the following may be mentioned, in which his admirable historic style is gradually developed: Description de rile de Corfu (2 vols., Par. 1799); d'un 17e en, Daltnatie (Tur. 1802); Peicle 111W0114214 de la _liaison de Sands (Par. 1803):
Ilkoire de, l'Atnerique (Par. 1809). His epic poem in twelve books, 11 Camillo o l Conquistata (Par. 1810), was also favorably received. But his most important works are his Stork d'Italia dal 1789 al 1814 (Par. 1824), which Inns gone through many eilmtions, and for which he received the quinquennial prize of 1000 Tuscan dollars, founded by the grand duke Ferdinand II. in 1814, in the Aceademia data Crusty; et Florence: his 11;toire des Peuples d'Italie (3 vols., Par. 1824 in which he denies to the Chris Ban religion and to philosophy the credit of having civilized Europe, and ascribes it to the restoration of learning; and the Storia do/ 1400 al 1814 (20 vols., Par. 1832), which consists of Guicciardini's work (1400-1534), Bottles continuation of it (1533-1789), and the above-mentioned Storia