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Gasparo Scaruffi
1519–1584
A 16th-century Italian merchant, banker, and economic writer, he is best remembered for bold ideas about money and trade—including an early call for a more uniform international currency system.
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Economisti del cinque e seicento
by Geminiano Montanari, Gasparo Scaruffi, active 1613 Antonio Serra
About the author
Born in Reggio Emilia in 1519, Gasparo Scaruffi came from a merchant-banking family and built his reputation in the world of finance and public monetary affairs. Sources consistently describe him as an Italian economist or economic writer as well as a merchant and banker.
He is most closely associated with his treatise Alitinonfo, in which he wrote about monetary order and argued for a universal or internationally standardized currency. That idea has made him a notable figure in histories of economic thought, especially for readers interested in early debates about money, fairness, and trade.
Scaruffi died in Reggio Emilia in 1584. A suitable verified portrait image was not available from the page images I could confirm during this search.