Born: 6 November 1835 · Died: 19 October 1909 · Age at death: 73
How old was Cesare Lombroso when he died?
Cesare Lombroso died aged 73. He was born on 6 November 1835 and died on 19 October 1909.
Italian physician who founded criminal anthropology with his now-discredited theory of the 'born criminal' set out in Criminal Man
Did you know?He believed that criminal tendencies were inherited and could be identified by looking for specific physical traits and facial features.
Quick facts
Date of birth6 November 1835
Date of death19 October 1909
Age at death73
NationalityItalian
BirthplaceVerona, Italy
Occupationphysician, writer, criminologist
Editor's Take:
Cesare Lombroso founded criminal anthropology, a field built on ideas that have since been rejected. He trained as a doctor and served as an army physician before becoming a professor in Pavia and later Turin. Measuring the skulls and bodies of prisoners, he argued that some criminals were born, not made, and could be recognised by physical traits. His book Criminal Man set out this theory in 1876 and made him world-famous. Modern science has discredited his claims, which fed into racist and eugenic thinking. Yet his insistence on studying the offender, not just the crime, helped shape modern criminology. He also campaigned against pellagra, a disease of poor Italian farmers. His collection survives as a museum in Turin.
Key Milestones
1862: Becomes a lecturer in psychiatry at Pavia
1864: Publishes Genius and Madness
1876: Publishes Criminal Man
1893: Publishes The Female Offender
Cesare Lombroso ( lom-BROH-soh, US also lawm-; Italian:; born Ezechia Marco Lombroso; 6 November 1835 – 19 October 1909) was an Italian eugenicist, criminologist, phrenologist, physician, and founder of the Italian school of criminology.
Cesare Lombroso's birthday is November 6. He was born on November 6, 1835 in Verona, Italy.
How old was Cesare Lombroso when he died?
Cesare Lombroso died on October 19, 1909, aged 73.
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