Francesco Faà di Bruno
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Francesco Faà di Bruno (7 March 1825 – 25 March 1888) was an Italian priest and advocate of the poor, a leading mathematician of his era and a noted religious musician. In 1988 he was beatified by Pope John Paul II.[1] He is the eponym of Faà di Bruno's formula.
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Blessed Francesco Faà di Bruno | |
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Priest, Religious founder and Friend of the Poor | |
Born | (1825-03-07)7 March 1825 Alessandria, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia |
Died | 25 March 1888(1888-03-25) (aged 62) Turin, Savoy, Kingdom of Italy |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin) |
Beatified | 25 September 1988, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | Church of Our Lady of Suffrage Turin, Italy |
Feast | 27 March |
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Francesco Faà di Bruno | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
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Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Turin |
Doctoral advisor | Augustin Louis Cauchy |
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