# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/francesco-maurolico
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:42:39.493Z

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name: "Francesco Maurolico"
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description: "Francesco Maurolico was an Italian 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. He also composed his own unique treatises on mathematics and mathematical science."
tagline: "Italian mathematician and astronomer (*1494 – †1575)"
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birthDate: "1494-09-16"
deathDate: "1575-07-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump