Carla Porta Musa
Italian supercentenarian, essayist and poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carla Porta Musa (15 March 1902 ā 10 October 2012) was an Italian supercentenarian, essayist and poet.
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Born | 15 March 1902 |
Died | 10 October 2012 (aged 110 years, 209 days) |
Occupation(s) | Essayist, poet |
Spouse | Giovanni Porta |
Children | Livia Porta |
Parent(s) | Enrico Musa Maria Casella |
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Musa was born in Como, Italy, to Maria Casella and Enrico Musa, a well known engineer in Milan. Her passion for books started on her sixth birthday when her father gave her a small library which she shared with her three siblings. She studied in Lausanne, Switzerland, Bushey, United Kingdom, and Paris, France.[1]
She died on 10 October 2012 at Valduce Hospital in Como from pneumonia complications, aged 110 years, 209 days.[2]