Silvio Corio Explained

Silvio Corio
Other Names:Crastinus
Qualanque
Birth Date:28 October 1875
Birth Place:Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Death Date:11 January 1954 (age 78)
Death Place:Woodford Green, London, United Kingdom
Movement:Anarchism in Italy
Partner:Sylvia Pankhurst
Children:Richard Pankhurst
Parents:Eugenio Corio (father)
Chiara Domenica (mother)

Silvio Celestino Corio (28 October 1875 – 11 January 1954), also called Crastinus,[1] was an Italian anarchist who was active in London during the first half of the twentieth century.

Silvio was born in Turin, the son of Eugenio Corio and Chiara Domenica. Following some initial involvement with the Turin Socialist Club, he became active as an anarchist. He trained as a printer and typographer. He was conscripted in July 1897 and spent most of the next 18 months in a disciplinary battalion as a result of his political activity. However, in 1898 he fled to France in the face of the repression implemented by Prime Minister Luigi Pelloux.[2]

He was in a long-term relationship with Sylvia Pankhurst[3] and their son was the academic Richard Pankhurst.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dupuy, Pascal. Folgorite, parcours de Sante Ferrini, anarchiste, typographe et poète (1874-1939). Atelier de création libertaire. 2020. Lyon.
  2. Web site: Heath. Nick. Corio, Silvio (1875–1954) aka Crastinus, Qualunque. Lib Com. Lib Com. 20 September 2015.
  3. Web site: B. A.. Mundelein College. M. Div.. Meadville/Lombard Theological School. Sylvia Pankhurst, Political Radical and Suffrage Activist. 2021-07-24. ThoughtCo. en.
  4. Web site: B. A.. Mundelein College. M. Div.. Meadville/Lombard Theological School. Sylvia Pankhurst, Political Radical and Suffrage Activist. 2021-07-24. ThoughtCo. en.