Giuseppe Musso

Giuseppe Domenico Musso (1878-1940?)^[1] was an Italian Lawyer who operated in Beijing and Shanghai between the late 19th and the early 20th century and a confidant of Benito Mussolini.^[2] Musso, then working for the Shanghai Opium Combine, and his secretary Alba Corelli, were held hostage as a part of the Lincheng Outrage.^[2] After he escaped unharmed from the incident, Musso stopped practicing law and returned to Italy, where he began writing a book titled La Cina ed i Cinesi that described his life as a lawyer and businessman in China.^[3]

Musso was born in 1878 to an Italian Consul in Hong Kong.^[1] He lived in China for a total of thirty-five years, taking roles at the Chinese Imperial Court in Beijing and the Mixed Court in Shanghai.^[1] He was briefly the Chief Attorney of the Shanghai French Concession where he worked with the Green Gang to crack down on banditry.^[4] In addition to his work as a lawyer, Musso was a railroad investor and collected photographs.^[1]

Selected works

• L'arbitrato come procedura pacifica e la sua natura giuridiea nella Società delle Nezioni, 1934^[5]
• La Cina ed i Cinesi. Loro Leggi e Costumi, 1926^[6]