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Also known as Luca Paciuolo, Luca Paciolo, Fra Luca di Borgo Paciuolo, Luca di Borgo Pacioli, Fra Luca di Borgo Paciolo, Luca di Borgo Paciuolo, Fra Luca di Borgo Pacioli

Italian father of accounting (*~1445 – †1517)

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Luca Pacioli (1445–1517) was an Italian friar, mathematician, economist, and accountant. A member of the Order of Friars Minor and a citizen of the Republic of Florence, he worked in the fields of theology and mathematics. His professional career spanned from 1464 to 1514, during which he was employed by the University of Perugia, Sapienza University of Rome, and the University of Milan. He was born in Sansepolcro and died in Rome, Sansepolcro.

Pacioli’s notable works include *Summa de arithmetica*, *De divina proportione*, and *De ludo scachorum*. He spoke and wrote in Italian and Latin. His doctoral student was Domenico Maria Novara da Ferrara. His writings have been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Sansepolcro
Place of death
Sansepolcro
Occupation
presbyter
Languages spoken
Latin
Notable work
De ludo scachorum
Field of work
mathematics
Image
Pacioli.jpg
Religious order
Order of Friars Minor
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Luca Pacioli
date of death
1517-00-00
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Luca Pacioli
name in native language
Luca Pacioli Napolitano
date of birth
1440-00-00
start of work period
1464-01-01
end of work period
1514-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli, O.F.M. (sometimes Paccioli or Paciolo; c. 1447 – 19 June 1517) was an Italian mathematician, Franciscan friar, collaborator with Leonardo da Vinci, and an early contributor to the field now known as accounting. He is referred to as the father of accounting and bookkeeping and he was the first person to publish a work on the double-entry system of book-keeping on the continent. He was also called Luca di Borgo after his birthplace, Borgo Sansepolcro, Tuscany.

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