Albano Sorbelli

Albano Sorbelli (Fanano, 2 May 1875 – Pavullo nel Frignano, 22 March 1944) was an Italian historian, bibliographer and librarian.

A student of Giosuè Carducci and of Pio Carlo Falletti at the University of Bologna, he graduated in Letters and Philosophy in 1898 and later focused on Historical Sciences.

[1] Sorbelli was a fundamental figure of the Italian library science.

The personal bibliographic assets of Albano Sorbelli were donated, at his death, to the Biblioteca Comunale dell’Archiginnasio.

The collection consists of around 13,000 volumes and pamphlets, mainly of literary historical topics, with particular attention to the bibliographic studies and history of the Frignano area, of the university and the city of Bologna.