Cesare Lombroso

Italian psychiatrist, physician, and criminologist (1835-1909)
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Summary

Cesare Lombroso was born on November 6, 1835[1], in Verona[2]. He died on October 19, 1909[3], in Turin[4]. He worked as a physician[5], writer[6], criminologist[7], psychiatrist[8], and essayist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,373 views/month, #6,951 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Monumental Cemetery of Turin[11]
  • Child: Paola Lombroso Carrara[12], Gina Lombroso[13], Ugo Lombroso[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy[15]
  • Occupation: university teacher[16], medical examiner[17], psychologist[18], anthropologist[19]
  • Field of work: criminology[20], psychiatry[21]
  • Employer: University of Pavia[22], University of Turin[23]
  • Educated at: University of Turin[24], University of Pavia[25]
  • Student: Camillo Golgi[26], Raffaele Garofalo[27], Enrico Ferri[28], Luigi Roncoroni[29]
  • Notable work: Palimsesti del carcere[30], Criminal Man[31]
  • Religion or worldview: atheism[32]
  • Sex or gender: male[33]
  • Commons category: Cesare Lombroso[34]
  • Family name: Lombroso[35]
  • Given name: Cesare[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cesare Lombroso[37]
  • Commons gallery: Cesare Lombroso[38]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[39], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[40], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Library of the World's Best Literature[43], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[45], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[46]
  • Nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[47]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Cesare Lombroso include Giardini Cesare Lombroso[48], a garden[49], in Italy[50].

Why It Matters

Cesare Lombroso has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

He has been cited as an influence by Roberto Ardigò[53], a philosopher[54], 1828–1920[55], of Kingdom of Italy[56], specialised in philosophy[57].

Entities named for him include Giardini Cesare Lombroso[48], a garden[49], in Italy[50].

His notable doctoral advisees include Camillo Golgi[58], a cell biologist[59], 1843–1926[60], of Kingdom of Italy[61], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[62], specialised in malaria[63].

FAQs

Where was Cesare Lombroso born?

Cesare Lombroso was born in Verona[2].

Where did Cesare Lombroso die?

Cesare Lombroso died in Turin[4].

What did Cesare Lombroso do for work?

Cesare Lombroso worked as a physician[5], writer[6], criminologist[7], psychiatrist[8], and essayist[9].

Where did Cesare Lombroso go to school?

Cesare Lombroso was educated at University of Turin[24] and University of Pavia[25].

Who did Cesare Lombroso influence?

Cesare Lombroso has been cited as an influence by Roberto Ardigò[53].

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  26. [1] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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