Scipio Sighele

Scipio Sighele Scipio Sighele (24 June 186821 October 1913) was an Italian psychologist, sociologist, criminologist and a pioneer of mass psychology. He was born in Brescia. He studied law at the University of Rome and taught at the Free University of Brussels from 1892 to 1902.

He is famous for the work ''The Criminal Crowd''. In this work, he mentioned Enrico Ferri, a contemporary colleague and friend, several times. They shared similar views on the influence of a crowd on its members. This fundamental idea was also described by Gabriel Tarde and Gustave le Bon. Sighele and Tarde debated how to determine and assign criminal responsibility within a crowd.

Sighele died in Florence, aged 45. Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Sighele, Scipio
    Published 1922
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    by Sighele, Scipio
    Published 1923
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    by Sighele, Scipio
    Published 1892
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    by Sighele, Scipio
    Published 1898
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    by Sighele, Scipio, 1868-1913
    Published 1901
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    by Vertua Gentile, Anna 1850-1926
    Published 1900
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