Guglielmo Ferrero
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Key facts
- Born
- 21 July 1871
- Died
- 3 August 1942 (1942-08-03) (aged 71)
- Occupations
- Historian Journalist Novelist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Guglielmo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Portici
- Place of death
- Mont Pèlerin
- Spouse
- Gina Lombroso
- Child
- Leo Ferrero
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Educated at
- University of Turin
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Guglielmo Ferrero.jpg
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- Commons category
- Guglielmo Ferrero
- date of birth
- 1871-07-21
- date of death
- 1942-00-00
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- relative
- Bogdan Raditsa
- place of burial
- Cemetery of Kings
- Commons Creator page
- Guglielmo Ferrero
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- has works in the collection
- Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
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Encyclopedic overview
Guglielmo Ferrero ( Italian pronunciation: [ɡuʎˈʎɛlmo ferˈrɛːro]; 21 July 1871 — 3 August 1942) was an Italian historian, journalist and novelist, author of the Greatness and Decline of Rome (5 volumes, published after English translation 1907–1909) and The Gamble: Bonaparte in Italy, 1796-1797. Ferrero devoted his writings to classical liberalism, and he opposed any kind of dictatorship and unlimited government.
Biography
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