When was Francesco Saverio Nitti born?

Francesco Saverio Nitti was born on 19 July 1868 in Melfi.

What positions has Francesco Saverio Nitti held?

Positions held by Francesco Saverio Nitti include: member of the Senate of the Italian Republic (1948–1953); member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy (1946–1948); member of the National Council of the Kingdom of Italy (1945–1946); minister of Italian Africa of the Kingdom of Italy (1920–1920); minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (1919–1919).

Where did Francesco Saverio Nitti study?

Francesco Saverio Nitti was educated at University of Naples Federico II.

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Francesco Saverio Nitti

Italian economist and political figure (1868–1953)

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Francesco Saverio Nitti was an Italian economist and statesman. A member of the Italian Radical Party, Nitti served as Prime Minister of Italy between 1919 and 1920. An opponent of the fascist regime in Italy, he opposed any kind of dictatorship throughout his career. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia in "Theories of Overpopulation", Nitti was also a staunch critic of English economist Thomas Robert Malthus and his Principle of Population; Nitti wrote Population and the Social System (1894). He was an important meridionalist and studied the origins of Southern Italian problems that arose after Italian unification.

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Born: 19 July 1868 wd
Place of birth: Melfi wd
Died: 20 February 1953 wd
Place of death: Rome wd
Citizenship: Italy, Kingdom of Italy wd
Occupation: politician, journalist, economist, university teacher, historian, minister wd
Political party: Italian Radical Party wd
Education: University of Naples Federico II wd

Positions held wd

member of the Senate of the Italian Republic (24 April 1948 – 20 February 1953)
member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy (18 June 1946 – 31 January 1948)
member of the National Council of the Kingdom of Italy (25 September 1945 – 24 June 1946)
minister of Italian Africa of the Kingdom of Italy (14 March 1920 – 21 May 1920)
minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (28 June 1919 – 26 November 1919)
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy (23 June 1919 – 15 June 1920)
minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Italy (23 June 1919 – 15 June 1920)
minister of Treasury of the Kingdom of Italy (29 October 1917 – 18 January 1919)
minister of Agriculture, Industry and Trade of the Kingdom of Italy (30 March 1911 – 21 March 1914)
member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy (30 November 1904 – 25 January 1924)

Awards wd

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1920)

Questions

When was Francesco Saverio Nitti born?: Francesco Saverio Nitti was born on 19 July 1868 in Melfi.
What positions has Francesco Saverio Nitti held?: Positions held by Francesco Saverio Nitti include: member of the Senate of the Italian Republic (1948–1953); member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy (1946–1948); member of the National Council of the Kingdom of Italy (1945–1946); minister of Italian Africa of the Kingdom of Italy (1920–1920); minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (1919–1919).
Where did Francesco Saverio Nitti study?: Francesco Saverio Nitti was educated at University of Naples Federico II.

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