Giuseppe Domenico Musso (1878-1940?)[1] was an Italian Lawyer who operated in Beijing and Shanghai between the late 19th and the early 20th century and a confidant of Benito Mussolini.[2] Musso, then working for the Shanghai Opium Combine, and his secretary Alba Corelli, were held hostage as a part of the Lincheng Outrage.[2] After he escaped unharmed from the incident, Musso stopped practicing law and returned to Italy, where he began writing a book titled La Cina ed i Cinesi that described his life as a lawyer and businessman in China.[3]
Musso was born in 1878 to an Italian Consul in Hong Kong.[1] He lived in China for a total of thirty-five years, taking roles at the Chinese Imperial Court in Beijing and the Mixed Court in Shanghai.[1] He was briefly the Chief Attorney of the Shanghai French Concession where he worked with the Green Gang to crack down on banditry.[4] In addition to his work as a lawyer, Musso was a railroad investor and collected photographs.[1]
Selected works
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edit- ^ a b c d "La Cina E I Cinesi - Loro Leggi E Costumi. [China And The Chinese - Their Laws And Customs]. - MUSSO Giuseppe Domenico - First Edition". Maggs Bros Ltd. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ a b Zimmerman, James M. (2023-04-04). The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China. PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1-5417-0172-4.
- ^ "Two bronze Pho dogs, China, Ming Dynasty". Cambi Auction House.
- ^ Martin, Brian Gerard (July 1991). THE GREEN GANG IN SHANGHAI, 1920-1937: THE RISE OF DU YUESHENG. Australian National University. p. 113.
- ^ Musso, Giuseppe Domenico (1934). L'arbitrato come procedura pacifica e la sua natura giuridiea nella Società delle Nezioni (in Italian).
- ^ Musso, Giuseppe Domenico. "La Cina ed i cinesi loro leggi e costumi". P0306 - Biblioteca del Dipartimento di Filosofia FB.H.554.1: Fondo Bodrero. Retrieved 2024-07-11.