Francesco Ferrara
Italian politician, economist and statistician
About Francesco Ferrara
Lived 1810 – 1900 (aged 89). Francesco Ferrara was an Italian economist, statistician and politician.
Francesco Ferrara (1810–1900) was an Italian economist, and political scientist. He helped introduce the classical economic theories of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and J. S. Mill into Italian scholarship. However, Ferrara was an early opponent of the Labour Theory of Value of Adam Smith, David Ricardo and James and J.S. Mill.
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Who was Francesco Ferrara?
Italian politician, economist and statistician (1810–1900)
When was Francesco Ferrara born?
Francesco Ferrara was born on 7 December 1810 in Palermo.
When did Francesco Ferrara die?
Francesco Ferrara died on 22 January 1900 in Venice.
What was Francesco Ferrara's occupation?
Francesco Ferrara was an economist, statistician and politician.
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Francesco Ferrara was Italian.
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