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Alfredo Capelli

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Alfredo Capelli
Born(1855-08-05)5 August 1855
Died28 January 1910(1910-01-28) (aged 54)
NationalityItaly
Alma materUniversity of Rome
Known forCapelli's identity
Rouché–Capelli theorem
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Pavia
University of Palermo
University of Naples
Doctoral advisorGiuseppe Battaglini

Alfredo Capelli (5 August 1855 – 28 January 1910) was an Italian mathematician who discovered Capelli's identity.

Biography

Capelli earned his Laurea from the University of Rome in 1877 under Giuseppe Battaglini, and moved to the University of Pavia where he worked as an assistant for Felice Casorati. In 1881 he became a professor at the University of Palermo, replacing Cesare Arzelà who had recently moved to Bologna. In 1886, he moved again to the University of Naples, where he held the chair in algebra. He remained at Naples until his death in 1910. As well as being a professor there, he was editor of the Giornale di Matematiche di Battaglini from 1894 to 1910, and was elected to the Accademia dei Lincei.

Selected publications

  • Capelli, Alfredo (1887), "Ueber die Zurückführung der Cayley'schen Operation Ω auf gewöhnliche Polar-Operationen", Mathematische Annalen, 29 (3), Berlin / Heidelberg: Springer: 331–338, doi:10.1007/BF01447728, ISSN 1432-1807

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