Enrico D'Ovidio
Enrico D'Ovidio (born August 11, 1842 in Campobasso , † March 21, 1933 in Turin ) was an Italian mathematician who dealt with geometry.
Enrico D'Ovidio studied at a private preparatory school for mathematics in Naples, directed by his uncle Achille Sannia (1822-1892), and then at an engineering school in Naples (Scuola di Ponti e Strade) with Giuseppe Battaglini, among others . Immediately after Battaglini founded the Giornale di Matematiche in 1863, he began to publish in it. He taught at a high school in Naples and at the Naval School and received an honorary degree from the University of Naples in 1869 due to his publications. In the same year he published a textbook on geometry with Achille Sannia, which saw several editions. In 1872, at the urging of Eugenio Beltrami , he applied for the Chair of Algebra and Analytical Geometry in Turin and won the competition. In 1880 and 1885 he was rector of the university and in 1918 he retired. 1906 to 1922 he was rector of the Polytechnic in Turin.
He dealt with Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, as well as quadrics and binary forms.
His PhD students included Giuseppe Peano and Corrado Segre . The two were his assistants as well as Francesco Severi , Guido Castelnuovo , Gino Fano and Gino Loria and Corrado Segre became his colleague in Turin. Beppo Levi was one of his students . In 1879 he received the mathematics prize of the Accademia dei XL . He was a member of the Academies of Naples, Modena and Turin (1902 to 1910 as their president), the Istituto Lombardo, the Accademia dei Lincei and the Accademia dei XL . In 1905 he became a senator .
His younger brother Francesco became professor of Romance studies in Naples and also appointed senator in 1905.
literature
- Antonella Bastai Prat: D'Ovidio, Enrico. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 41: Donaggio – Dugnani. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1992.
Web links
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Enrico D'Ovidio. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
- Entry in the Senatori dell'Italia liberale database of the Historical Archives of the Italian Senate
Individual evidence
- ↑ Enrico D'Ovidio in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | D'Ovidio, Enrico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campobasso |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1933 |
| Place of death | Turin |