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(1885, Oletta – January 1923 Paris)

Albert Tozza was born in 1855 into a military family.  His father Louis was a captain in the police force.  He married Thaddée Boccheciampe, a native of Oletta, and had 4 children including Ernestine and Albert.

After serious studies, he began teaching.  He taught in Privas, then in Ajaccio where he stayed about ten years.  Then he returned to Paris to continue his studies at the Sorbonne to receive his teaching certification.  In July 1903 he was named Officer of Public Education.

In the 1830’s this humanist had translated The History of Corsica by Pietro Cirnéo and dedicated this book to the Count of Gaalon Barzay.  The Count of Gaalon Barzay was the co-guardian of the orphans of Prince Léon of Lusignan of Armenia.  Professor Tozza met the young princes’ sister while he was teaching in Privas.  She died prematurely and he took in these two children, Pierre and Léon of Lusignan of Armenia, in Ajaccio to give them an education worthy of their rank.

A well-known writer, author of several works alone or with Aimé Giron of which the best-known, after his translation of The History of Corsica are:  Antinous, Les Nuits de Bagdad (Nights in Bagdad), Un soir des Saturnales (A Saturnalia evening), le Bien-Aimé (Beloved) 1725, Le chant des proscrits Corses après la Bataille de Ponte Novo (Song of the banned Corsicans after the Battle of Ponte Novo).

Albert Tozza also published a booklet about the history of Oletta’s Miracle.  He was admitted as a full member to the Société des gens de Lettres of France in 1921.