Michele Giuseppe Canale

Michele Giuseppe Canale (1808-1890) was an Italian historian.

Biography
He was born in Genoa, and through Cavour's influence secured the professorship of history and geography at Genoa's Polytechnic Institute. In 1858 he founded the Società Ligure di Storia Patria, a society to promote the study of national history.

Work
His most important publication was the Storia della repubblica di Genova (Vols. I.-V., 1858–74).