Giovanni Demisiani

Giovanni Demisiani (Greek: Ἰωάννης Δημησιάνος; died 1614), a Greek from Zakynthos, was a theologian, chemist, mathematician to Cardinal Gonzaga, and member of the Accademia dei Lincei.^[1][2] Demisiani is noted for coining the name telescope (from the Greek τῆλε, tele "far" and σκοπεῖν, skopein "to look or see") for a version of the instrument presented by Galileo Galilei to the Accademia dei Lincei at a banquet honoring Galileo’s induction into the Accademia in 1611.^[2]

Giovanni Demisiani
Born	unknown Zakynthos
Died	1614
Nationality	Greek
Known for	Lincean, naming the Telescope.
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics, chemistry

See also

• List of Greek mathematicians