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.
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| 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
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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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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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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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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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Beccaria