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Early Origins of the Scola family

The surname Scola was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), originally the capital of Tuscany, then capital of the kingdom of Italy. On the River Arno there are numerous Florentine Churches, Museums, Galleries. It dates back to 313 A.D. The history is complex and turbulent.

Paulino (or Paolo) Scolari, (1130-1191) was the birth name of Pope Clement III who reigned from 19 December 1187 to his death. Filippo Buondelmonti degli Scolari (1369-1426), known as Pippo Spano, was born the son of a destitute Florentine nobleman. He is first mentioned in Hungary around 1382 and rose to become an Italian magnate, general, strategist and confidant of King Sigismund of Hungary.

Early History of the Scola family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scola research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1440 is included under the topic Early Scola History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Scola Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scolari, Scola and others.

Early Notables of the Scola family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Giuseppe Scolari, a Venetian artist of the 16th century, best known for his woodcuts

Migration of the Scola family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Scolari, who came to New York, NY in 1835; and Giobani Scolari, who came to New York in 1835.


Contemporary Notables of the name Scola (post 1700) +

  • Kathryn Scola (1891-1982), American screenwriter who worked on more than thirty films during the 1930s and 1940s
  • Robert N. Scola (b. 1955), American Republican politician and jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2011-) 1
  • Lindsay Scola, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2004 1
  • Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (b. 1980), Argentine former professional basketball player, Chief Executive Officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese
  • Fulvio Scola (b. 1982), Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001
  • Vincenzo La Scola (1958-2011), Italian tenor who had a successful international opera career for more than 25 years, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
  • Ettore Scola (1931-2016), Italian five-time Academy Award nominated screenwriter and film director who received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day
  • Angelo Scola (b. 1941), Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church, philosopher and theologian, Archbishop of Milan from 2011 to 2017, Patriarch of Venice from 2002 to 2011


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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