Cesare Beccaria, Marese di Beccaria (1738-1794) was an Italian philanthropist, born in Milan.
Short Biography:
He opposed capital punishment and torture; advocated education as a crime preventative; influenced Bentham; and coined the phrase "the greatest happiness of the greatest number", the tenet of utilitarianism.
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Cesare Beccaria was an Italian philosopher and politician.
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