Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (died 1718)

Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina

Italian writer and jurist (1664–1718)

Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina was an Italian man of letters and jurist. He was the adoptive father of the poet Metastasio. Gravina was one of the foremost Italian jurists of the late 17th century. His views exerted considerable influence outside his own country, particularly upon…