Pietro Fanfani [SEP] place of birth
Pietro Fanfani
Pietro Fanfani (21 April 1815, Pistoia, Italy - 4 March 1879, Florence) was an Italian philologist, humorist and novelist.
Biography.
He studied medicine, but gave his attention chiefly to philology, and in 1847 founded at Pistoia a magazine relating to that science, "Ricordi filologici" (“Philological Record”). The next year, he enlisted in the war against the Austrians, and fell into their hands. After his release, he published (1849) critical comments on
, after the National Congress of the Christian Democracy, Fanfani reorganised his cabinet and gained the benign abstention of the Socialist leader Pietro Nenni.
During this term as Prime Minister Fanfani carried out a number of reforms in areas such as health, education, and social security. On 8 April 1962 the cabinet introduced broad provisions covering building areas. Local governments were obliged to provide plans of areas suitable for economic housing, while strict price controls for building areas were introduced to prevent speculation.
On 31 December 1962, the Parliament