Cesare Beccaria
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Cesare Beccaria was an Italian Enlightenment philosopher and jurist best known for his influential treatise "On Crimes and Punishments," which argued for criminal justice reform and against torture and the death penalty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cesare Beccaria canonical | 15 |
| Beccaria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Cesare Beccaria Context triple: [Age of Enlightenment, majorFigure, Cesare Beccaria]
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Montesquieu
Montesquieu was an influential French Enlightenment philosopher best known for his theory of the separation of powers, which profoundly shaped modern constitutional government.
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B.
Baron d'Holbach
Baron d'Holbach was an 18th-century French-German philosopher and prominent atheist known for his materialist and anti-religious writings that helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-century Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer whose works on political theory, education, and human nature profoundly influenced modern democracy, romanticism, and revolutionary thought.
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Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
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E.
Voltaire
Voltaire was an influential 18th-century French writer, philosopher, and satirist known for his advocacy of reason, civil liberties, and criticism of religious and political authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cesare Beccaria Target entity description: Cesare Beccaria was an Italian Enlightenment philosopher and jurist best known for his influential treatise "On Crimes and Punishments," which argued for criminal justice reform and against torture and the death penalty.
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A.
Montesquieu
Montesquieu was an influential French Enlightenment philosopher best known for his theory of the separation of powers, which profoundly shaped modern constitutional government.
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B.
Baron d'Holbach
Baron d'Holbach was an 18th-century French-German philosopher and prominent atheist known for his materialist and anti-religious writings that helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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C.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-century Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer whose works on political theory, education, and human nature profoundly influenced modern democracy, romanticism, and revolutionary thought.
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D.
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
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E.
Voltaire
Voltaire was an influential 18th-century French writer, philosopher, and satirist known for his advocacy of reason, civil liberties, and criticism of religious and political authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment thinker
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criminologist ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Duchy of Milan
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Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1738-03-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1794-11-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Collegio dei Nobili di Parma ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Cesare Beccaria
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Beccaria
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| fieldOfWork |
criminal law
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penology ⓘ philosophy of law ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | legal treatise ⓘ |
| givenName |
César
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surface form:
Cesare
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| hasPartInHisBiography |
advocacy for abolition of capital punishment
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advocacy for abolition of torture ⓘ |
| influenced |
Framers of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
American Founding Fathers
Jeremy Bentham ⓘ John Howard ⓘ modern criminal justice reform ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Helvétius
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ Montesquieu ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Accademia dei Pugni ⓘ |
| movement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| notableIdea |
legality principle in criminal law
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opposition to death penalty ⓘ opposition to torture ⓘ prevention as purpose of punishment ⓘ proportionality of punishment ⓘ |
| notableWork | On Crimes and Punishments ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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jurist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| originalTitleOfWork | Dei delitti e delle pene ⓘ |
| partOf | Milanese Enlightenment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Milan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Milan ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of law and economics ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Teresa di Blasco ⓘ |
| workLocation | Milan ⓘ |
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Subject: Cesare Beccaria Description of subject: Cesare Beccaria was an Italian Enlightenment philosopher and jurist best known for his influential treatise "On Crimes and Punishments," which argued for criminal justice reform and against torture and the death penalty.
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