Giovanni Boaga
Giovanni Boaga (born February 28, 1902 in Trieste , † November 17, 1961 in Tripoli ) was an Italian mathematician and geodesist .
Boaga was Professor of Geodesy and Topography at the Universities of Pisa (1933) and Rome (1942), during the Second World War Chief Geodetic of the Military Geographic Institute in Florence and from 1945 to 1954 head of the Cadastral Department in the Ministry of Finance in Rome.
Boaga was a member of several scientific societies, including the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei since 1948. From 1955 to 1961 he was President of the Geographical Society of Italy ( Società Geografica Italiana ).
Works
Giovanni Boaga published a total of around 360 scientific papers, including:
- Elementi di geodesia e topografia, Padova, CEDAM, 1941.
- Trattato di geodesia e topografia con elementi di fotogrammetria: Vol. I e II, Padova, Cedam, 1948.
- Topografia con elementi di geodesia ad uso degli studenti della Facoltà di Ingegneria, Padova, CEDAM, 1960.
- Manuale di topografia teorica e operativa, Torino, UTET, 1963.
literature
- Enzo Pozzato: Boaga, Giovanni. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 10: Biagio-Boccaccio. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1968.
Web links
- University of Turin through G. Boaga
- Information from the Military Geographic Institute based on Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
- Authority data in the Opac des Servizio bibliotecario nazionale
- Publications by Giovanni Boaga in the Opac des Servizio bibliotecario nazionale
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boaga, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian mathematician and geodesist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trieste |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 1961 |
| Place of death | Tripoli |