Francesco Mario Pagano

Francesco Mario Pagano
Francesco Mario Pagano
Francesco Mario Pagano
Born(1748-12-08)8 December 1748
Brienza, Province of Potenza, Kingdom of Naples
Died29 October 1799(1799-10-29) (aged 50)
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Other namesMario Pagano
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II
Occupations
Years active1768–1799
Notable work
  • Saggi politici (1783–85)
  • Progetto di Costituzione della Repubblica napoletana
  • Sul processo criminale
  • Esame politico dell'intera legislazione romana
  • Discorso sull’origine e natura della poesia
  • Gerbino
  • Agamennone
  • Corradino
  • Gli esuli tebani
  • Prometeo
  • Teodosio
  • Emilia

Francesco Mario Pagano (8 December 1748 – 29 October 1799) was an Italian jurist, author, thinker, and the founder of the Neapolitan school of law.[1] He is regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers.[2] A moderate reformist, he is seen as a forerunner of the Italian unification.[3]

  1. ^ The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Political Thought, ed. Goldie & Wokler, 2006, p. 765
  2. ^ Fulvio Tessitore, Comprensione storica e cultura, Guida, 1979, p. 27
  3. ^ Roland Sarti, Italy: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present, Infobase Publishing, 2009, p. 457