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Ireneo Affò was a native of Bussetto, was professor of philosophy at Guastalla, where he wrote his Historia di Guastalla, 4 vols. 4to. It commenced with the reign of Charlemagne, comprised the three dynasties of this petty state, up to 1776, viz. the Torelli's, the Gonzago's, and the Bourbons. So great was the reputation it acquired him, that he was appointed superintendent of the valuable library at Parma. Though a diffuse writer, his researches are valuable, and his statements correct. He wrote also, Historia di Panna, 2 vols. 4to, and other works connected with the antiquities of these states. He died at the age of 56, and left a manuscript History of Peter Louis Farnese. Tiraboschi constantly quotes his works with approbation, especially his Poetical Dictionary, and his Memoirs, and other pieces inserted in the Raccolta Ferrarese di Opuscoli.

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This article incorporates text from A New General Biographical Dictionary (1857) by Hugh James Rose and Henry John Rose a publication now in the public domain.