Tripo Smecchia

Tripo Smecchia or Tripo Smeća (1755 – 25 September 1812) was a Venetian historian and writer from Perast, Bay of Kotor (today in Montenegro). He collected old manuscripts and transcribed popular poetry.

Family and education
Tripo was born in 1755 as a member of the noble Smecchia family (Smeća, Smekija or Smekja) from Perast, Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska). Today, the descendants of the Smeccia family live in Trieste, now in Italy. In 1764 Smeccia family built the biggest palace with most beautiful facade in Perast called Smecchia Palace. After he graduated the Law school at the University of Padua he returned to Perast. Smecchia died on 25 September 1812.