Silvio Spaventa [SEP] place of death
fought tenaciously for a rigorous separation of the political and administrative spheres of government, and argued against Agostino Depretis's "trasformismo", in favour of a British-style two-party system.
Spaventa died in Rome on 20 June 1893. He was given a state funeral and buried in the cemetery of Verano in Rome.
Main works.
- "La politica della Destra", writings and speeches, ed. Benedetto Croce, Laterza, Bari 1910;
- "Dal 1848 al 1861. Lettere scritti
Bertrando Spaventa
Bertrando Spaventa (26 June 1817 – 20 September 1883) was a leading Italian philosopher of the 19th century whose ideas had an important influence on the changes that took place during the unification of Italy and on philosophical thought in the 20th century.
Biography.
Elder brother of Italian patriot Silvio Spaventa, Bertrando was born into a middle-class family in financial difficulty. His mother, Maria Anna Croce, was the great-aunt of philosopher Benedetto Croce.
He was educated at the Diocesan Seminary in