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MATHEMATICIAN

Francesco Maurolico

1494 - 1575

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Francesco Maurolico (Latin: Franciscus Maurolycus; Italian: Francesco Maurolico; Greek: Φραγκίσκος Μαυρόλυκος; Sicilian: Francescu Maurolicu; Messina 16 September 1494 - Messina 21/22 July 1575) was a mathematician and astronomer from the Kingdom of Sicily. He made contributions to the fields of geometry, optics, conics, mechanics, music, and astronomy. He edited the works of classical authors including Archimedes, Apollonius, Autolycus, Theodosius and Serenus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Maurolico has received more than 57,334 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Francesco Maurolico is the 451st most popular mathematician (down from 450th in 2019), the 2,569th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,424th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Italian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Francesco Maurolico ranks 451 out of 823. Before him are Michael O. Rabin, Georgy Voronoy, 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk, Henryk Zygalski, Johan Jensen, and Ion Ghica. After him are Lothar Collatz, Enrico Betti, Auguste Kerckhoffs, John Hadley, Friedrich Hirzebruch, and Thomas Bradwardine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Francesco Maurolico ranks 24. Before him are Johannes Agricola, Ambrosius Holbein, Domingo de Soto, Christina Gyllenstierna, Hans Tausen, and Pierre Attaingnant. After him are Qiu Ying and David Beaton. Among people deceased in 1575, Francesco Maurolico ranks 9. Before him are Antonis Mor, Heinrich Bullinger, Matthias Flacius, Joseph Karo, Jan Matsys, and Cornelis Floris de Vriendt. After him are Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Corneille de Lyon, Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern, Marcin Bielski, Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Federico Commandino.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Maurolico ranks 2,569 out of 4,668. Before him are Angelo Iachino (1889), Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532), Daniele De Rossi (1983), Emanuele d'Astorga (1680), Vincenzo Montella (1974), and Gregorio Barbarigo (1625). After him are Geminianus (312), Sigismondo d'India (1582), Giovanni Galbaio (800), Juliana Falconieri (1270), Salvatore Garau (1953), and Andrea Guarneri (1626).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy

Among mathematicians born in Italy, Francesco Maurolico ranks 36. Before him are Pietro Cataldi (1552), Ostilio Ricci (1540), Guido Fubini (1879), Ignazio Danti (1536), Daniele Barbaro (1513), and Luigi Cremona (1830). After him are Enrico Betti (1823), Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555), Benedetto Castelli (1578), Campanus of Novara (1210), Maria Angela Ardinghelli (1728), and Ulisse Dini (1845).

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