Angelo Genocchi
Appearance
Angelo Genocchi | |
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Born | Piacenza, Italy | 5 March 1817
Died | 7 March 1889 Turin, Italy | (aged 72)
Nationality | Italian |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Angelo Genocchi (5 March 1817 – 7 March 1889) was an Italian mathematician who specialized in number theory. He worked with Giuseppe Peano. The Genocchi numbers are named after him.
Genocchi was President of the Academy of Sciences of Turin.
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References
- Obituary in: Popular Science Monthly. Vol. 35. June 1889. .
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Angelo Genocchi", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews