# Augusto Masetti

> Augusto Masetti (1888-1966) was an Italian anarchist known for an incident at the beginning of the Italo-Turkish War in which he shot his army commanding officer. A military court put him in an insane asylum, a move likely to have avoided creating a cause célèbre in Masetti during an unpopular war had he instead received the expected sentence of death by firing squad. Leftists waged a campaign to free Masetti.

*Italian anarchist (1888-1966)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** Italy
- **Born:** 1888-04-12
- **Died:** 1966-03-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Augusto Masetti (1888-1966) was an Italian anarchist known for an incident at the beginning of the Italo-Turkish War in which he shot his army commanding officer. A military court put him in an insane asylum, a move likely to have avoided creating a cause célèbre in Masetti during an unpopular war had he instead received the expected sentence of death by firing squad. Leftists waged a campaign to free Masetti.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.2
- **Momentum:** 16.5

## Sources
- [Augusto Masetti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Masetti)
- [Augusto Masetti](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Masetti)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3629661)

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