Giacomo Bove

Giacomo Bove was an Italian explorer. He sailed with Adolf Erik Nordenskild on the first voyage through the northeast passage, and later explored Tierra del Fuego and the Congo River.

Giacomo Bove was born in Maranzana, Asti, Piedmont, onApril 1852 to Francesco Bove and Antonia Garbarino. He was the eldest of five brothers. His family owned a vineyard and made wine for sale. He went to primary school in Maranzana and then in Acqui Terme, before being admitted to the Naval Academy in Genoa. He graduated with honors, and was able to serve as a midshipman on the scientific expedition of the Governolo to the Far East.

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