# C. Lombroso — Moribund Society and Anarchy character guide

> C. Lombroso in Moribund Society and Anarchy by Jean Grave.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lombroso

**First appearance:** 0001-moribund-society-and-anarchy

## Who they are

A criminologist whose theories on criminality are critiqued in the text.

## Relationships

### [Anarchy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moribund_society_and_anarchy_se/characters/anarchy)

_professional_

C. Lombroso's criminological theories are likely used to pathologize or analyze Anarchy and its adherents.

### [Jean Grave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moribund_society_and_anarchy_se/characters/jean_grave)

_rivalry_

C. Lombroso's theories likely clash with Jean Grave's anarchist philosophy, representing a conflict between scientific determinism and libertarian ideals.

## In the story

### [IX: The Right to Punish and the Savants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moribund_society_and_anarchy_se/chapters/ix-the-right-to-punish-and-the-savants)

Mentioned indirectly through critique of anthropologists who study criminals but fail to see social causes.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moribund_society_and_anarchy_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned in translator's note for his article on the physiognomy of Chicago anarchists.

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