Lodovico Ricci was an Italian

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 historian and economist.

He was born in Chiari

Chiari

Chiari is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy....

 (modern Lombardy

Lombardy

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), and held different posts in the Duchy of Modena and Reggio

Duchy of Modena and Reggio

The Duchy of Modena and Reggio |Italian]] state that existed from 1452 to 1859, with a break between 1796 and 1814. It was ruled by the noble House of Este, from 1814 Austria-Este.-House of Este:...

, chiefly connected with charity organisations and taxation.

He published the geographical treaty Corografia dei Territori di Modena, Reggio e degli altri Stati già appartenenti alla Casa d'Este, in which are described the main localities of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio

Duchy of Modena and Reggio

The Duchy of Modena and Reggio |Italian]] state that existed from 1452 to 1859, with a break between 1796 and 1814. It was ruled by the noble House of Este, from 1814 Austria-Este.-House of Este:...

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In 1787 he wrote also Riforma de' pii Istituti della Città di Modena, a monograph with historic, economics and scientific statistics.