About Cesare Beccaria Cesare Beccaria (1738-1764) was a phiosopher and politician best known for his treatise On Crimes and Punishments. In 1768, Beccaria was appointed to the chair law and economy, a position founded expressly for him, at the Palatine college of Milan. Books by Cesare Beccaria On Crimes and Punishments and Other Writings by (author) Cesare Beccaria translated by Jeremy Parzen edited and translated by Aaron Thomas
