Pietro Verri
Pietro Verri | |
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| Born | 12 December 1728 |
| Died | 28 June 1797 (aged 68) Milan, Transpadane Republic |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Spouse(s) | Marietta Castiglioni, Vincenza Melzi d'Eril |
| Children | Teresa, Alessandro (from Marietta Castiglioni) |
| Parent(s) | Gabriele Verri, Barbara |
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| Influences | |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 18th century |
| Discipline | Political economy |
| School or tradition | Classical liberalism Italian enlightenment |
| Notable works | Meditazioni sull'economia politica ("Reflection's on Political Economy", 1771) |
Count Pietro Verri (12 December 1728 – 28 June 1797) was an Italian economist, historian, philosopher and writer. Among the most important personalities of the 18th-century Italian culture, he is considered among the fathers of the Lombard reformist Enlightenment and the most important pre-Smithian authority on cheapness and plenty.