23) Ugo Foscolo

Ugo Foscolo (1778-1827), born Niccolò Foscolo. Italian poet, writer and revolutionary. He is especially remembered for his 1807 long poem Dei sepolcri.

You can see his vivid hair colour in the portrait below. He also mentions his hair in his poem "Self-portrait". It can be read in both Italian and English on the following web page.

http://www.babelmatrix.org/works/it/Foscolo,_Ugo-1778