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Angelo Messedaglia
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Born (1820-11-02)November 2, 1820
Villafranca, Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire
Died April 5, 1901(1901-04-05) (aged 80)
Alma mater University of Pavia
Occupation Social scientist, statistician, politician, professor

Angelo Messedaglia (born November 2, 1820 – died April 5, 1901) was an important Italian thinker. He was a social scientist, a statistician, and a politician.

Who Was Angelo Messedaglia?

Angelo Messedaglia was born in a town called Villafranca, near Verona, Italy. This was on November 2, 1820. He grew up to become a very smart and influential person in Italy.

Early Life and Education

Angelo Messedaglia went to the University of Pavia. He studied law there and finished his degree in 1843. This was the start of his long and successful career.

A Career in Teaching and Science

In 1848, Angelo Messedaglia became part of the temporary government in Milan. This was a time of big changes in Italy. In the same year, he started teaching. He became a professor of commercial law. This means he taught about the rules for businesses.

Later, he taught at other famous universities. He taught economics and statistics at the University of Padua and the Sapienza University of Rome. Economics is about how money and resources are used. Statistics is about collecting and understanding data.

Angelo Messedaglia wrote many books and papers. His writings covered topics like how populations grow and change. He also wrote about money and land. He was very curious and studied many different things. He even looked into hydraulics, which is about how water moves. He also studied geology, which is about Earth's rocks and structure. He was also a writer of both prose and poetry.

Becoming a Politician

Angelo Messedaglia was not just a professor and scientist. He was also a politician. From 1866 to 1883, he was a Member of Parliament for Verona. A Member of Parliament is someone elected to help make laws for the country.

On May 10, 1884, he became a senator. This is a higher position in the government. He worked hard to serve his country. Angelo Messedaglia passed away in Rome on April 5, 1901.

His Important Ideas

Angelo Messedaglia's work helped people understand society better. He used numbers and data to study how people live. His ideas about population and money were very important. He showed how science could help solve real-world problems. His work is still studied today.

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