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Alfredo Niceforo

1876 – 1960

Italian statistician and criminologist

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Lived 1876 – 1960 (aged 84). Alfredo Niceforo was an Italian criminologist, anthropologist, statistician, sociologist and university teacher.

Alfredo Niceforo (23 January 1876 – 10 March 1960, Rome, Italy) was an Italian statistician and scientific racist. Scientific racism

Education Degree in Law.

Academic positions Professor of Statistics at the University of Turin (1914), Messina (1919), Naples (1920) and Rome (1929–1951); member of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (1948).

Honours, awards Italian member of International Sociological Association. Emeritus by University of Rome.

Known for Anthropological studies, statistical methods for anthropo-sociological research.

Publications La delinquenza in Sardegna (1897); L'Italia barbara contemporanea (1898); Antropologia delle classi povere (1910); Le génie de l'argot: essai sur les languages spéciaux, les argots et les parlers magiques (1912); La misura della vita: applicazioni del metodo statistico alle scienze naturali, alle scienze sociali, all'arte (1919); Il metodo statistico (1923; 3a ed. ampl. 1932); Nozioni preliminari e quadri riassuntivi di statistica metodologica (1940; 4a ed. 1947); Criminologia (6 voll., 1941–53; n. ed. ampl. 1949–54); L'io profondo e le sue maschere: psicologia oscura degli individui e dei gruppi sociali (1949); Il mito della civiltà, il mito del progresso (1951); La fisionomia nell'arte e nella scienza (1952); Avventure e disavventure della personalità e delle umane società (1953); Sociologia ed altri scritti (1959).

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Occupation
Criminologist, anthropologist, statistician, sociologist, university teacher
Employers
University of Paris, Sapienza University of Rome

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Alfredo Niceforo?

Italian statistician and criminologist (1876–1960)

When was Alfredo Niceforo born?

Alfredo Niceforo was born on 23 January 1876 in Castiglione di Sicilia.

When did Alfredo Niceforo die?

Alfredo Niceforo died on 10 March 1960 in Rome.

What was Alfredo Niceforo's occupation?

Alfredo Niceforo was a criminologist, anthropologist, statistician, sociologist and university teacher.

What nationality was Alfredo Niceforo?

Alfredo Niceforo was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alfredo Niceforo

· Wikidata: Q2621509

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