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MATHEMATICIAN

Federico Commandino

1509 - 1575

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Federico Commandino (1509 – 5 September 1575) was an Italian humanist and mathematician. Born in Urbino, he studied at Padua and at Ferrara, where he received his doctorate in medicine. He was most famous for his central role as translator of works of ancient mathematicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Federico Commandino has received more than 28,634 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Federico Commandino is the 618th most popular mathematician, the 3,116th most popular biography from Italy and the 50th most popular Italian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Federico Commandino ranks 618 out of 823. Before him are Al-Nayrizi, Thomas Digges, David Ruelle, Polyaenus of Lampsacus, Đuro Kurepa, and Oswald Veblen. After him are Arthur Moritz Schoenflies, Alexander Gelfond, Grete Hermann, Ennio de Giorgi, Heinz Hopf, and Alfréd Rényi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1509, Federico Commandino ranks 18. Before him are Luis de Morales, Leone Leoni, Melchor Cano, Giovanni Morone, Pasquale Cicogna, and Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal.  Among people deceased in 1575, Federico Commandino ranks 15. Before him are Francesco Maurolico, Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Corneille de Lyon, Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern, Marcin Bielski, and Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Federico Commandino ranks 3,116 out of 4,668. Before him are Hicetas (null), Giovanni de' Marignolli (1290), Ennio de Concini (1923), Clyde Geronimi (1901), Romeo Benetti (1945), and Giuliano Montaldo (1930). After him are Vittorio Adorni (1937), Lilí Álvarez (1905), Sara Simeoni (1953), Massimo Ambrosini (1977), Pierluigi Martini (1961), and Laura Cereta (1469).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy

Among mathematicians born in Italy, Federico Commandino ranks 50. Before him are Giovanni Battista Zupi (1589), Beppo Levi (1875), Gino Fano (1871), Luigi Bianchi (1856), Plato Tiburtinus (1110), and Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana (1781). After him are Ennio de Giorgi (1928), Francesco Faà di Bruno (1825), Guido Castelnuovo (1865), Giuseppe Vitali (1875), Federigo Enriques (1871), and Eugenio Calabi (1923).

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