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Antonio Gramsci

1891 – 1937

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Wikipedia Summary

Antonio Francesco Gramsci was an Italian Marxist philosopher, journalist and politician. He was a founding member and one-time leader of the Italian Communist Party. A vocal critic of Benito Mussolini and fascism, he was imprisoned in 1926, and remained in prison until shortly before his death in 1937.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
January 22, 1891
Ales
Date of death
April 27, 1937
Rome
Citizenship

Kingdom of Italy

Occupations & fields
philosopherpoliticianjournalistwritereconomistliterary critic
Awards & honours
Viareggio Prize
Notable works
Prison Notebooks
Field and occupation
italský politik, publicista a marxistický filozof
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