Giovanni Paolo Calori Stremiti (Modena, 3 January 1769 – Mantua, 9 March 1809)
Son to a marquis and a marchioness, he enrolled in 1787 as a voluntary cadet in the Este bodyguards, where he attained the rank of officer. In the meanwhile he undertook engineering studies and in 1793 was enrolled as a military engineer. In 1794 he was promoted colonel, then inspector general of the armory and the artillery. He aided the French during the siege of Mantua, serving thereafter as battalion chief commander of the artillery of the Cispadan Legion from 7 September 1796. He was promoted brigade chief commander of the Emilia Legion on 18 July 1797, which then became Vth Cisalpine Legion. He was then promoted to assistant general on 10 January 1798, brigadier commander-in-chief of the Cisalpine artillery on 20 October 1800 and nine months later inspector general. On 10 September 1804 Vice-President Melzi decided on a division between matériel, with Danna in charge, and personnel, under Calori. In 1808 he was appointed comandante d’armi at Mantua. He published a small manual for artillerists: Calori Stremiti, Giovanni Paolo. 1795. Il cannoniere pratico. Modena: Società tipografica (cf. MSA, WO 1438, 110 bis, OR 1. http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/calori-stremiti-giovanni-paolo_(Dizionario_Biografico)).