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Oct 01, 1770 Civitacampomarano, Molise, Italy Died on 14 Dec 1823 (aged 53)
Italian historian and writer
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About Vincenzo Cuoco
- Vincenzo Cuoco (October 1, 1770 – December 14, 1823) was an Italian writer.
- He is mainly remembered for his Saggio Storico sulla Rivoluzione Napoletana del 1799 ("Historical Essay on the Neapolitan Revolution of 1799").
- He is a considered one of the precursors of Italian liberalism and the realist school.
- Cuoco adapted the critique of political rationalism of Edmund Burke and Joseph de Maistre for liberal ends, and has been described as a better historian than either of them.
- He influenced many subsequent Italian intellectuals, from Ugo Foscolo and Alessandro Manzoni to Bertrando and Silvio Spaventa to Benedetto Croce and Antonio Gramsci.
