Prime Minister of Italy
July 19, 1868 Melfi, Kingdom of Italy
February 20, 1953(1953-02-20) (84) Rome, Italy
23 June 1919 – 15 June 1920
For other uses, see Nitti (disambiguation). Francesco Saverio NittiPrime Minister of ItalyIn office 23 June 1919 – 15 June 1920MonarchVictor Emmanuel IIIPreceded by Vittorio Emanuele OrlandoSucceeded by Giovanni Giolitti Personal detailsBorn(1868-07-19 ) July 19, 1868 Melfi, Kingdom of ItalyDiedFebruary 20, 1953(1953-02-20) (aged 84) Rome, ItalyPolitical partyHistorical Far Left (1880s-1904) Radical Party (1904-1922) Liberal Democratic Party (1922-1926) Independent (1926-1953) Francesco Saverio Vincenzo de Paolo Nitti (19 July 1868 – 20 February 1953) was an Italian economist and political figure. A Radical, he served as Prime Minister of Italy between 1919 and 1920. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia ("Theories of Overpopulation"), Nitti (Population and the Social System, 1894) was a staunch critic of English economist Thomas Robert Malthus and his Principle of Population. He was an important meridionalist and studied the origins of Southern Italian problems that arose after Italian unification.
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