About Salvatore Satta
Lived 1902 – 1975 (aged 72). Salvatore Satta was an Italian jurist, university teacher and novelist.
Salvatore Satta (9 August 1902 in Nuoro – 19 April 1975 in Rome) was an Italian jurist and writer. He is famous for the novel The Day of Judgment (orig. ) (1975), and for several important studies on civil law.
Biography
He was the youngest son of notary Salvatore Satta and Antonietta Galfrè, and relative of Sebastiano Satta. After attending the Liceo classico in Nuoro and Sassari, he graduated in law in 1924 at the University of Sassari. He is considered one of Italy's foremost jurists, in particular for his works on the Italian civil code after the Second World War, and one of the greatest Sardinian authors.
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Who was Salvatore Satta?
Italian jurist and novelist (1902-1975)
When was Salvatore Satta born?
Salvatore Satta was born on 9 August 1902 in Nuoro.
When did Salvatore Satta die?
Salvatore Satta died on 19 April 1975 in Rome.
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Salvatore Satta was a jurist, university teacher and novelist.
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Salvatore Satta was Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Salvatore Satta. https://biography.guide/salvatore-satta/
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