Michele Giuseppe CanaleMichele Giuseppe Canale was an Italian historian.BiographyHe was born in Genoa, and through Cavour's influence secured the professorship of history and geography at Genoa's Polytechnic Institute. In 1858 he founded the Società Ligure di Storia Patria, a society to promote the study of national history.WorkHis most important publication was the Storia della repubblica di Genova.