Giulia Tofana

Giulia Tofana
Bornunknown
possibly Palermo, Sicily
Died1651
Rome, Papal States
Other namesGiulia Mangiardi
OccupationApothecary or cosmetician (attributed)
Known forAssociation with "Aqua Tofana" in later accounts

Giulia Tofana (also spelt Toffana, Tophana, Tophania) (died in Rome, 1651) is a historical figure associated in later accounts with the poison known as Aqua Tofana. Modern scholarship disputes many details of her life, including her surname, origins, and any direct role in the 1659 prosecutions of the so-called Spana poison network in Rome.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.