Francesco D'Andrea (1625–1698) was an Italian jurist and natural philosopher. Born to a patrician family in Naples, he worked as an

advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries' legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, ...

after obtaining his doctorate in law in 1641. He was active in philosophical circles, including in the Accademia degli Investiganti, which sought to promote modern natural philosophy and the thought of Descartes. In 1688, he was named a judge on the

Vicaria Vicaria ( it, residence of the Viceroy), often known as Il Vasto, is one of the 30 '' quartieri'' of Naples, southern Italy, lying immediately to the east of the historical city centre (''Centro storico''). It borders the districts of Poggioreal ...

tribunal, and later served as a legal advisor to the Neapolitan crown. D'Andrea's legal writings focused on issues of constitutional law in the context of the

Kingdom of Naples The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...

. He is best remembered for the ''Avvertimenti ai nipoti'' (1696), a collection of philosophical and practical advice for lawyers, and for the ''Apologia in difesa degli atomisti'' (1685), an influential apology of atomism.

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* 17th-century Italian philosophers Philosophers of law 1625 births 1698 deaths 17th-century Italian jurists {{Italy-law-bio-stub