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J.-C.-L. Simonde de (Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde) Sismondi
1773–1842
Best known for bringing a human, questioning voice to political economy, this Swiss historian and economist wrote influential studies of France and Italy while challenging the harsh social costs of early industrial capitalism.
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 16 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 03 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 05 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 04 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 07 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 15 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 11 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 09 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 01 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 02 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 10 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 13 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 14 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 08 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 06 (of 16)
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Storia delle repubbliche italiane dei secoli di mezzo, v. 12 (of 16)
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About the author
Born in Geneva in 1773, he became one of the best-known European writers of his time on both history and economics. His full name was Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de Sismondi, and he is remembered especially for major works on the histories of the Italian republics and of France.
In economics, he stood apart from many early champions of laissez-faire. He argued that economic growth and competition could bring real damage when workers were left unprotected, and he drew attention to crises, inequality, and insecurity in commercial society. That humane, skeptical approach helped make him an important early critic of unchecked capitalism.
Sismondi died in 1842, but his work continued to matter to later historians, economists, and social critics. He remains a fascinating figure because he moved easily between large-scale history and close moral concern for ordinary lives.