Achille Sannia
Achille Sannia (born April 14, 1822 in Campobasso , † February 8, 1892 in Naples ) was an Italian mathematician and senator.
Life
Sannia had a private mathematics school in Naples, which during the Kingdom of Naples enjoyed a higher reputation than the university. In 1865 he became a professor of projective geometry at the University of Naples .
He was a member of the Accademia Pontaniana in Naples and the Accademia dei XL . Sannia was a member of the Camera dei deputati in the 13th (1876-1880) and 16th legislative periods (1886-1890) and was from 1890 senator . He was Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy and Commander of the Knightly Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus .
The mathematician Enrico D'Ovidio was his nephew and attended his school. With him he wrote a popular geometry textbook.
literature
- G. Torelli: Achille Sannia. Commemorazione (obituary), in: Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo , 6, 1892, pp. 48–51
- Nicla Palladino: Sannia, Achille. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 90: Salvestrini – Saviozzo da Siena. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2017.
Fonts
- with Enrico D'Ovidio: Planimetria, staff. tip. delle belle arti, Naples 1869, 2nd edition 1871
- with Enrico D'Ovidio: Elementi di geometria, Naples 1868-69, 12th edition, Libreria scientifica ed industriale di B. Pellerano LC Pellerano successore, Naples 1906
- Lezioni di Geometria Proiettiva, Ed. Pellerano, Naples 1891
Web links
- Entry in the Senatori dell'Italia liberale database of the Historical Archives of the Italian Senate
- Entry in the Portale storico of the Camera dei deputati
- Italian biography of Tricomi
- Sannia, Achille. In: Enciclopedie on line. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
Remarks
- ↑ Date of birth April 14, 1822 according to the entry of members of the Italian Senate. In the case of the Italian Chamber of Deputies , April 22, 1822 is given. April 22, 1823 is also given. The Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani says April 14, 1822
- ↑ Sannia resigned his mandate on February 15, 1889.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sannia, Achille |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campobasso |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1892 |
| Place of death | Naples |