Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri
Italian Jesuit priest, scholastic philosopher, and mathematician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni dʒiˈrɔːlamo sakˈkɛːri]; 5 September 1667 – 25 October 1733) was an Italian Jesuit priest, scholastic philosopher, and mathematician. He is considered the forerunner of non-Euclidean geometry.[2][3]
Italian Jesuit priest, scholastic philosopher, and mathematician
Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri | |
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 The frontispiece of "Euclides ab omni nævo vindicatus" (1733). | |
| Born | (1667-09-05)September 5, 1667 |
| Died | 25 October 1733(1733-10-25) (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Jesuit College of Brera, Milan |
| Known for | Non-Euclidean geometry Saccheri quadrilateral Saccheri–Legendre theorem |
| Parent(s) | Giovanni Felice Saccheri Maria Saccheri |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, geometry, logic |
| Institutions | |
| Notable students | Luigi Guido Grandi[1] |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Ordained | March 1694 |
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