Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Cesare Beccaria
Born: March 15, 1738
Died: November 28, 1794 (aged 56)
Bio: Cesare Bonesana-Beccaria, Marquis of Gualdrasco and Villareggio was an Italian criminologist, jurist, philosopher, and politician, who is widely considered as the most talented jurist and one of the greatest thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment.
Known for:
- On Crimes and Punishments (1764)
- Of Crimes and Punishments
- A Discourse on Public Economy and Commerce