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Niccolò Machiavelli

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Niccolò Machiavelli

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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Italian: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli; May 3, 1469 - June 21, 1527) was an Italian political scientist, philosopher, historian, and diplomat. He was an important figure in the Italian Renaissance and is known as the "Father of Modern Political Science". He is a representative figure in the field of political philosophy. His book "The Prince" (also known as "The Prince") proposed a realist political theory, in which the Machiavellian thought of "political amorality" is known as "Machiavellianism". Another work, "On Livy", mentioned the theory of republicanism. His book "The Art of War" discusses the military service system, military training methods, marching, camping, combat, engineering and other military issues.

Category
Political figures
Nationality
republic of florence
Born
1469-05-03
Died
1527-06-21
Wikidata
Q1399
Occupations writerpoliticianhistorianphilosopherpolitical theoristmilitary theoristtranslatorpoetdiplomatplaywrightpolitical scientist
Aliases MachiavelNiccolo MachiavelliNicholas MachiavelNerillo MachiavelliNicola MachiavelliNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolo MachiavelliMachiavelliMachiavelliMachiavelliMachiavelliMachiavelliMachiavelliMachiavelli, N.Machiavelli

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