biography
pronunciation:
[sayla]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1827–84)
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| biography:
| Italian politician, born in Sella di Mosso Santa Maria, Piedmont, N Italy. He was one of the most important members of the ‘historic right’ and served as finance minister (1862, 1865, 1869–73). He adopted a very strict fiscal policy - his was the unpopular grist-tax - and succeeded in balancing the budget. He was also a scientist of renown, expert in mathematics and geology. He founded the Club Alpino Italiano (Italian Alpine Club) in 1863. |
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