Cesare Lombroso
Cesare Lombroso was an Italian eugenicist, criminologist, phrenologist, physician, and founder of the Italian school of criminology. He is considered the founder of modern criminology by changing the Western notions of individual responsibility.
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- Born in
- Verona
- Educated at
- University of PaviaUniversity of Turin
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Trending topics shown first"Good sense travels on the well-worn paths; genius, never. And that is why the crowd, not altogether without reason, is so ready to treat great men as lunatics."
"Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses."
"Lawsuit mania"… a continual craving to go to law against others, while considering themselves the injured party."
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1835
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Birth1909
Died
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