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Giovanni Falcone
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Italian magistrate murdered by the Mafia (1939-1992)
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Giovanni Salvatore Augusto Falcone (1939–1992) was an Italian magistrate, judge, and jurist. Born in Palermo, he was educated at the University of Palermo and worked in both Palermo and Rome. He held the position of judge and was a citizen of Italy and the Kingdom of Italy. Falcone was married to Francesca Morvillo and spoke Italian.
He was killed by Giovanni Brusca, Salvatore Cancemi, and Salvatore Riina in the Capaci massacre. His death occurred in Capaci on May 23, 1992, and he was buried in Palermo. Falcone authored works including *Le procedure stragiudiziali per la composizione delle crisi di impresa* and *La legislazione concorsuale in Europa*.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 15
Top works
- Le procedure stragiudiziali per la composizione delle crisi di impresa
- La legislazione concorsuale in Europa
- Serenissimi Mantuae, et Mon. Fer. Principis Vincentii Gonzagae, et Serenissimae Margaritae Farnisiniae Epithalamium
- Il rapporto banca-impresa nel nuovo diritto societario
- La "riforma urgente" del diritto fallimentare e le banche
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 43
- Total plays
- 94
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The REDCap consortium: Building an international community of software platform partners
· 2019 · cited 21,748x
- Numerical integration of the cartesian equations of motion of a system with constraints: molecular dynamics of n-alkanes
· 1977 · cited 19,861x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,798x
- Canonical sampling through velocity rescaling
· 2007 · cited 17,317x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,989x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “(About Antonio Agostino) I owe my life to that boy.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1939-05-18 ) 18 May 1939, Palermo , Italy
- Died
- 23 May 1992 (1992-05-23) (aged 53), Capaci , Italy
- Cause of death
- Assassinated by the Sicilian Mafia
- Alma mater
- University of Palermo
- Occupation
- Magistrate
- Known for
- Investigations into the Mafia
- Spouse
- Francesca Morvillo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Giovanni
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Palermo
- Place of death
- Capaci
- Spouse
- Francesca Morvillo
- Occupation
- judge
- Position held
- judge
- Educated at
- University of Palermo
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Image
- Giovanni Falcone, 1984.jpg
- Work location
- Rome
- Significant event
- Capaci massacre
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- Commons category
- Giovanni Falcone
- killed by
- Salvatore Riina
- date of birth
- 1939-05-18
- date of death
- 1992-05-23
- manner of death
- homicide
- place of burial
- Palermo
- birth name
- Giovanni Salvatore Augusto Falcone
- name in native language
- Giovanni Falcone
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Giovanni Falcone ( Italian: [dʒoˈvanni falˈkoːne]; 18 May 1939 – 23 May 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia. After a long and distinguished career, culminating in the Maxi Trial in 1986–1987, on 23 May 1992, Falcone was assassinated by the Corleonesi Mafia in the Capaci bombing, on the A29 motorway near the town of Capaci.
His life parallels that of his close friend Paolo Borsellino. They both spent their early years in the same neighbourhood in Palermo. Though many of their childhood friends grew up in an environment in which the Mafia had a strong presence, both men fought against organised crime as prosecuting magistrates. They were both killed in 1992, a few weeks apart. In recognition of their tireless effort and sacrifice during the anti-mafia trials, they were both awarded the Gold Medal for Civil Valor and were acknowledged as martyrs of the Catholic Church. They were also named as heroes of the last 60 years in the 13 November 2006 issue of Time.
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