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Becca`ria, Cæsare Bonesana, Marquis of

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

An Italian publicist, author of a celebrated "Treatise on Crimes and Punishments," which has been widely translated, and contributed much to lessen the severity of sentences in criminal cases. He was a utilitarian in philosophy and a disciple of Rousseau in politics.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Becca`ria, Cæsare Bonesana, Marquis of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/beccaria-casare-bonesana-marquis-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.