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Luigi Cremona

Italian mathematician (1830-1903) · Italy · On the map · Academics · Died at 72

Antonio Luigi Gaudenzio Giuseppe Cremona was an Italian mathematician. His life was devoted to the study of geometry and reforming advanced mathematical teaching in Italy.

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1903Died10 June 19031902Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderAward1891Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and LazarusAward1879Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1878Commander of the Order of Saints Maurice and LazarusAward1869Civil Order of SavoyAward1866Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and LazarusAward1830Born7 December 1830

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Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order1902
Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus1891
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1879
Commander of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus1878
Civil Order of Savoy1869
Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus1866
Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy
Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy

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He worked on algebraic curves and algebraic surfaces, particularly through his paper Introduzione ad una teoria geometrica delle curve piane, and was a founder of the Italian school of algebraic geometry.

Country
Italy
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1830 to 1903 · aged 72

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