Pietro Giannone | |
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Born | 7 May 1676 |
Died | 17 March 1748 | (aged 71)
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Pietro Giannone (7 May 1676 – 17 March 1748) was an Italian philosopher, historian and jurist born in Ischitella, in the province of Foggia. He opposed the papal influence in Naples, for which he was excommunicated and imprisoned for twelve years until his death.[1][2]