English Cemetery in Florence

Opened in 1827 by the Swiss Evangelical Reformed Church, the English Cemetery in Florence, Italy is located at Piazzale Donatello. Many Orthodox Christians and those of Reformed Churches were buried in the cemetery, but the majority of those buried here were of the Anglophone British and American communities of Florence. Notable people buried here include Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Arthur Hugh Clough, and William Holman Hunt’s wife, Fanny, who lays in a tomb Hunt designed.

Coordinates

Latitude: 43.777482291195
Longitude: 11.268220245838

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Timeline of Events Associated with English Cemetery in Florence

Date Event Manage
1 Nov 1861

death of Arthur Hugh Clough

Arthur Hugh CloughArthur Hugh Clough died in Florence, Italy, on 13 November 1861, aged 42, after a lengthy period of ill-health. He is buried in the Swiss Cemetery at Florence. Image: Engraving of Arthur Hugh Clough. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less.

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