# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/baldassarre-boncompagni
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:42:08.753Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/baldassarre-boncompagni"
name: "Baldassarre Boncompagni"
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description: "Prince Baldassarre Boncompagni-Ludovisi, was an Italian historian of mathematics and aristocrat. Considered the founder of the Italian school for the history of mathematics, Boncompagni was one of the most prominent figures in the field in the second half of the nineteenth century. He is best known for his extensive research and publications on the transmission of mathematical knowledge from the Arab world to Christian Europe, with a particular focus on medieval scholars and mathematicians."
tagline: "Italian mathematician (1821-1894)"
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birthDate: "1821-05-10"
deathDate: "1894-04-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump