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Cesare Beccaria

jurist, philosopher and politician from Italy (1738-1794)
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Cesare Beccaria
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Summary

Cesare Beccaria was born on March 15, 1738[1], in Milan[2]. He died on November 20, 1794[3], in Milan[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], jurist[6], criminologist[7], and economist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,237 views/month, #7,085 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Mojazza Cemetery[10]
  • Child: Giulia Beccaria[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Duchy of Milan[12]
  • Employer: University of Milan[13]
  • Educated at: University of Pavia[14]
  • Notable work: On Crimes and Punishments[15]
  • Member of: Accademia dei Pugni[16]
  • Influenced by: Montesquieu[17], Claude Adrien Helvétius[18], David Hume[19], Denis Diderot[20], Alessandro Verri[21], Pietro Verri[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Family: Beccaria[24]
  • Noble title: Marquess[25]
  • Movement: Romanticism in Italy[26]
  • Commons category: Cesare Beccaria[27]
  • Cause of death: stroke[28]
  • Family name: Beccaria[29]
  • Given name: Cesare[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cesare Beccaria[31]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[32]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[33], Encyclopedia of Political Theory[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[35], BEIC Digital Library[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[39], Biografia degli Italiani illustri[40], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43], The Encyclopedia Americana[44], New International Encyclopedia[45]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Cesare Beccaria include Piazza Cesare Beccaria[46], a square[47], in Italy[48].

Why It Matters

Cesare Beccaria has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Works attributed to him include On Crimes and Punishments[51], a literary work[52]. Entities named for him include Piazza Cesare Beccaria[46], a square[47], in Italy[48].

FAQs

Where was Cesare Beccaria born?

Cesare Beccaria was born in Milan[2].

Where did Cesare Beccaria die?

Cesare Beccaria passed away in Milan[4].

What did Cesare Beccaria do for work?

Cesare Beccaria worked as a philosopher[5], jurist[6], criminologist[7], and economist[8].

Where did Cesare Beccaria go to school?

Cesare Beccaria was educated at University of Pavia[14].

Related Entities

Alessandro Manzoni Claude Adrien Helvétius David Hume Denis Diderot Milan Montesquieu

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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