Verri, Count Pietro

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• Count Pietro Verri —     Count Pietro Verri     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Count Pietro Verri     Economist, b. at Milan, Dec., 1728; d. there, 29 June, 1797. After studying at Monza, Rome, and Parma, he entered the Austrian army. Returning home, he devoted himself to …   Catholic encyclopedia

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