[Gerolamo Bixio called Nino - Genoa 2 October 1821 - Sumatra island 16 December 1873 - was one of the best known and most important Italian soldiers, politicians and patriots of the Risorgimento. After the annexation of Rome as the capital, he began a career as an entrepreneur-explorer, but died of cholera aboard the national steamship Maddaloni during a commercial crossing of the Sunda Islands, in Dutch territory]
Source: Military Navy
