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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Director, National Bank of Malta.  Notable for bequeathing VILLA FRANCIA, a palatial residence and garden located in Lija, Malta to the country.
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Director, National Bank of Malta.  Though his homosexuality was well known, it was not publicly declared due to the laws of the country at the time.  Notable for bequeathing VILLA FRANCIA, a palatial residence and garden located in Lija, Malta to the country.
  
 
==See Also==
 
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* http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biof3/franci01.html
 
* http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biof3/franci01.html
 
* http://www.ambiente.us/10009VillaFrancia.html
 
* http://www.ambiente.us/10009VillaFrancia.html
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* https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/in-memory-of-the-francias.273646
 
* https://books.google.ca/books?id=jZwUC3CJq0IC&pg=PT331&lpg=PT331&dq=john+baptist+francia+malta&source=bl&ots=IbMPQcB0Zb&sig=6ruF7E4G3bvCG5iySJMLcc3sCKM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBWoVChMIxKugm9ayxwIVTwOSCh0gPgdG#v=onepage&q=john%20baptist%20francia%20malta&f=false
 
* https://books.google.ca/books?id=jZwUC3CJq0IC&pg=PT331&lpg=PT331&dq=john+baptist+francia+malta&source=bl&ots=IbMPQcB0Zb&sig=6ruF7E4G3bvCG5iySJMLcc3sCKM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBWoVChMIxKugm9ayxwIVTwOSCh0gPgdG#v=onepage&q=john%20baptist%20francia%20malta&f=false
  

Latest revision as of 20:36, 18 October 2021

Country

Malta

Birth - Death

1893 - 1974

Occupation

Business

Description

Director, National Bank of Malta. Though his homosexuality was well known, it was not publicly declared due to the laws of the country at the time. Notable for bequeathing VILLA FRANCIA, a palatial residence and garden located in Lija, Malta to the country.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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