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Guglielmo Ferrero

Guglielmo Ferrero (Italian pronunciation: [ɡuʎˈʎɛlmo ferˈrɛːro]; 21 July 1871 — 3 August 1942) was an Italian historian, journalist and novelist, author of the Greatness and Decline of Rome (5 volumes, published after English translation 1907–1909). Ferrero devoted his writings to classical liberalism and he opposed any kind of dictatorship and unlimited government. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature eighteen times in five years and twice for the Nobel Peace Prize. source

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Born 21 July 1871
Died 3 August 1942

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Born 21 July 1871
Died 3 August 1942

Subjects

History, Civilization, World War, 1914-1918, Causes, Ancient History, Peace, War, Women, American National characteristics, Biography, Caesarism, Empresses, Histoire, Latin peoples, Militarism, Politics and government, Princes, Princes and princesses, Princesses, Progress, Social history, 1796, Administration of Justice, Campaigns, Church history

Places

Rome, Europe, Italy, Egypt, France, America, Germany, Revolutions. 0, Rome (Italy)

People

Julius Caesar, Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909), Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Prince de Bénévent (1754-1838), Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord prince de Bénévent (1754-1838), Guglielmo Ferrero (1871-1942), Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821)

Time

1789-1815, 1789-1900, Revolution, 1789-1799, The five Julii, 30 B.C.-68 A.D., 1870-, 1870-1914, 20th century, Directory, 1795-1799, Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D., Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600, Republic, 265-30 B.C.

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Alternative names

  • Guillaume Ferrero
  • Guglielmo FERRERO
  • Gugliermo Ferrero
  • GUGLIELMO FERRERO
  • Gulielmo Ferrero
  • Gugielmo Ferrero
  • Ferrero Guglielmo
  • Ferrero, Guglielmo
  • FERRERO Guglielmo -
  • FERRERO,Guglielmo
  • Guglielmo 1871-1942 Ferrero
  • Guglielmo (Translated by Frances Lance Ferrero) Ferrero
  • Guglielmo Ferrero
  • Corrado Barbagallo
  • Guglielmo (trans Rev. H. J. Chaytor). Ferrero
  • Graca Aranha, Guglielmo Ferrero, Mariano J Lorente

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