Pietro Verri

Pietro Verri
Verri c. 1740
Born(1728-12-12)12 December 1728
Died28 June 1797(1797-06-28) (aged 68)
NationalityItalian
Spouse(s)Marietta Castiglioni, Vincenza Melzi d'Eril
ChildrenTeresa, Alessandro (from Marietta Castiglioni)
Parent(s)Gabriele Verri, Barbara
Academic background
Influences
Academic work
Era18th century
DisciplinePolitical economy
School or traditionClassical liberalism
Italian enlightenment
Notable worksMeditazioni 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.

  1. ^ Verri, Pietro, Barbara McGilvray, and Peter D. Groenewegen. Reflections on Political Economy. Fairfield (N.J.: Kelley, 1993. Print
  2. ^ Bruni, Luigino, and Pier L. Porta. "Economia Civile and Pubblica Felicita in the Italian Enlightenment." History of Political Economy. 35 (2003): 361. Print.(Page-365)