What is Giovanni Sartori?
{{Infobox scientist | honorific_prefix = | name = Giovanni Sartori | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Giovannisartori.JPG | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1924|5|13}} | birth_place = [[Florence]], Italy | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|04|04|1924|5|13}} | death_place = Florence, Italy | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!--{{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}--> | other_names = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = [[comparative politics]] | workplaces = | patrons = | education = | alma_mater = | thesis_title = <!--(or | thesis1_title = and | thesis2_title = )--> | thesis_url = <!--(or | thesis1_url = and | thesis2_url = )--> | thesis_year = <!--(or | thesis1_year = and | thesis2_year = )--> | doctoral_advisor = <!--(or | doctoral_advisors = )--> | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse = <!--(or | spouses = )--> | partner = <!--(or | partners = )--> | children = | signature = <!--(filename only)--> | signature_alt = | website = <!--{{URL|www.example.com}}--> | footnotes = }} '''Giovanni Sartori''' ({{IPA-it|dʒoˈvanni sarˈtori}}; 13 May 1924 &ndash; 4 April 2017) was an Italian [[political scientist]] specialized in the study of democracy and [[comparative politics]]. He was also a journalist who wrote for ''[[Corriere della Sera]]''. Sartori died in [[Florence]], Italy on 4 April 2017 from [[throat cancer]], aged 92.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2017/04/04/news/muore_il_politologo_giovanni_sartori-16218425