Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri
Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (born September 5, 1667 in Sanremo [today: Italy ], † October 25, 1733 in Milan ) was a Jesuit , philosopher , theologian and mathematician .
biography
Saccheri entered the Jesuit order in 1685 . From 1690 he studied philosophy and theology as a Jesuit in Milan, where he also attended lectures in mathematics from the mathematician and Jesuit Tommaso Ceva .
From 1694 to 1697 he taught philosophy at the University of Turin , from 1697 until the end of his life philosophy and theology at the University of Pavia . In 1699 he was also given the chair of mathematics in Pavia, also until his death.
mathematics
Saccheri made important early studies on non-Euclidean geometry (in Euclides from Omni Naevo Vindicatus 1733, see Saccheri-Viereck ), in which he tried to prove the parallel postulate , as well as on mathematical logic ( Logica Demonstrativa, 1697; see Consequentia mirabilis ).
literature
- Gereon Wolters (philosopher) : Saccheri , in: Jürgen Mittelstraß (Hrsg.): Encyclopedia philosophy and philosophy of science. 2nd Edition. Volume 7. Stuttgart, Metzler 2018, ISBN 978-3-476-02106-9 , pp. 193–194 (detailed list of works and literature)
Web links
- Literature by and about Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri in the catalog of the German National Library
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saccheri, Giovanni Girolamo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saccherius, Hieronymus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious, philosopher, theologian and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1667 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Remo , Genoa (today: Italy) |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1733 |
| Place of death | Milan , Italy |