Giuseppe Torelli (mathematician)
Giuseppe Torelli (born November 4, 1721 in Verona , † August 18, 1781 ) was an Italian mathematician and translator.
Torelli studied law at the University of Padua, among other things, and received his doctorate in this subject. Since he inherited a considerable fortune, after studying in Verona he devoted himself to the sciences, especially mathematics, but also history, philosophy, art, antiquities and literature and learned Hebrew, English, French and Spanish in addition to Greek and Latin.
After decades of preparation, he reissued Archimedes' works, with both Greek and Latin text. The book was published posthumously in Oxford in 1792 (Clarendon Press), edited by Professor of Astronomy Robertson. There is also a biography of Torelli written by his friend Clemens Sibiliati.
Torelli also translated the fables of Aesop into Italian as well as Theocrites , Catullus , Plautus (Pseudolus) and Virgil (the first two books of the Aeneid ). He translated Thomas Gray's elegy from English into Italian. He was also known for studying Dante .
Torelli never married and, as a scholar, was also a meeting point for foreign visitors in Verona, whom he received kindly. Charles Stanhope and John Strange were among his English friends .
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| SURNAME | Torelli, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1721 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Verona |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1781 |