Foscolo (surname)

Foscolo was a Venetian aristocratic house. A branch of the family settled in Greece following the Fourth Crusade, their name later hellenized as Foskolos (Greek: Φώσκολος). Notable members include:

  • Leonardo Foscolo, Lord of Anafi, 13th-century Venetian ruler of Anafi
  • Leonardo Foscolo, 17th-century Venetian commander
  • Nikolaos Foskolos (born 1937), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens
  • Nikos Foskolos (1927–2013), Greek screenwriter and director
  • Paolo Augusto Foscolo, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
  • Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827), Italian writer, poet and revolutionary


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