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Luigi Cremona
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Italian mathematician (1830-1903)
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Luigi Cremona was an Italian mathematician, professor, and politician born in Pavia in 1830. He specialized in algebraic geometry and was educated at the University of Pavia. His professional career included positions at the Polytechnic University of Milan, the University of Bologna, and Sapienza University of Rome, where he served as chairperson. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Italy and received the Civil Order of Savoy.
Cremona’s notable works include the Cremona group and the Cremona diagram. He authored texts such as *Grundzüge einer allgemeinen Theorie der Oberflächen in synthetischer Behandlung* and *Éléments de géométrie projective*. He studied under Francesco Brioschi and mentored students including Giuseppe Veronese, Eugenio Bertini, Giovanni Battista Guccia, and Domenico Montesano. He died in Rome in 1903.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1830
- Died
- 1903
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Grundzüge einer allgemeinen Theorie der Oberflächen in synthetischer Behandlung..
- Éléments de géométrie projective
- Einleitung in eine geometrische Theorie der abenen Curven..
- Mémoire de Géométrie Pure Sur les Surfaces du Troisiéme Ordre
- Elementi di geometria proiettiva
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Madrid
Discography
- Slim Label2001
- Proteus2002
- Orgasmical2004
- Virus2004
- Total Infection (Virus Part 2)2006
- Loudness2007
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
· 2015 · cited 11,865x
- The Internet of Things: A survey
· 2010 · cited 11,434x
- Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
· 2008 · cited 11,238x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,999x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,803x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1830-12-07 ) 7 December 1830, Pavia , Lombardy, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia , Austrian Empire
- Died
- 10 June 1903 (1903-06-10) (aged 72), Rome , Kingdom of Italy
- Alma mater
- University of Pavia
- Known for
- Algebraic curve
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- University of Rome
- Doctoral advisor
- Francesco Brioschi
- Doctoral students
- Giuseppe Veronese
- Preceded by
- Arcangelo Scacchi
- Succeeded by
- Stanislao Cannizzaro
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Luigi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Pavia
- Place of death
- Rome
- Sibling
- Tranquillo Cremona
- Occupation
- professor
- Educated at
- University of Pavia
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Notable work
- Cremona diagram
- Doctoral advisor
- Francesco Brioschi
- Doctoral student
- Giovanni Battista Guccia
- Field of work
- algebraic geometry
- Military rank
- Sergeant
- Image
- Luigi Cremona.jpg
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- Commons category
- Luigi Cremona
- date of birth
- 1830-12-07
- date of death
- 1903-06-10
- Commons Creator page
- Luigi Cremona
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- Luigi Cremona
- birth name
- Antonio Luigi Gaudenzio Giuseppe Cremona
- student
- Domenico Montesano
- interested in
- civil engineering
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- P8168
- Grassfields Bantu
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- writing language
- Italian
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Antonio Luigi Gaudenzio Giuseppe Cremona (7 December 1830 – 10 June 1903) was an Italian mathematician. His life was devoted to the study of geometry and reforming advanced mathematical teaching in Italy. He worked on algebraic curves and algebraic surfaces, particularly through his paper Introduzione ad una teoria geometrica delle curve piane ("Introduction to a geometrical theory of the plane curves"), and was a founder of the Italian school of algebraic geometry.
Biography
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