Vincenzo Bianchini

Vincenzo Bianchini (Viterbo, 1903 – Geneva, 2000) was a doctor, painter, sculptor, writer, poet, and philosopher.

Married, graduated, he entered military service but went to the Ethiopian War as a doctor, seeking to experience life to the fullest.

On his return he was a doctor in the municipality of Rome, in Fiumicino and the Caffarelletta quarter, where he had his first contact with the desolation and misery of the poor, prompting his first participation in anti-fascist Resistance (with his brother-in-law, the resistance leader Mariano Buratti).

[1][2] A Renaissance man and avant-gardiste, through multiple outlets of expression throughout his life and above all through his dedicated work with "forgotten" peoples, he has sought to valorise and make known their humanity, suffering and dignity.

He has published numerous books (poetry and prose) in Italian and English, most of them out of print: In manuscript: He wrote for many newspapers in Italy and abroad.