Ettore Caporali
Ettore Caporali (born August 17, 1855 in Perugia , † July 2, 1886 in Naples ) was an Italian mathematician who dealt with algebraic geometry of curves and surfaces and geometry.
Caporali studied at the University of Rome with Giuseppe Battaglini and Luigi Cremona , where he obtained his laureate degree in mathematics in 1875. After that he was a teacher for a few years before he became professor of geometry at the University of Naples in 1878 at the age of only 23 . In 1884 he was given a full professorship. He committed suicide two years later because he feared a decline in his creative abilities as a mathematician.
In 1878 he received the Mathematics Prize of the Accademia dei XL . He was a member of the Accademia dei Lincei and the Academy of Sciences in Naples.
Pasquale del Pezzo was his student. Some of his writings were published posthumously (Scritti geometrici, Naples: Pellerano 1888).
literature
- D. Padelletti, Annuario dell´Università di Napoli 1886/87
- Gino Loria , Giornale di Matematiche, 27, 1889, 1-32
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caporali, Ettore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perugia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2, 1886 |
| Place of death | Naples |