Vittorio Fossombroni
Vittorio Conte Fossombroni (born September 15, 1754 in Arezzo , † April 15, 1844 in Florence ) was a Tuscan statesman and mathematician.
He was educated at the University of Pisa , where he particularly devoted himself to mathematics. He received an official appointment in Tuscany in 1782 , and twelve years later the Grand Duke entrusted him with the management of the drainage work on the Val di Chiana ; He had written a treatise on this subject in 1789.
In 1796 he was made foreign minister, but during the French occupation of Tuscany in 1799 he fled to Sicily . When the Grand Duchy was elevated to the short-lived Kingdom of Etruria under the regent Maria Louisa , he was appointed President of the Finance Commission. In 1809 he went to Paris as one of the senators of Tuscany to pay homage to Napoleon. During the restoration of the Grand Duke Ferdinand III. In 1814 he was made president of the legislative commission and then prime minister. He held this position under Grand Duke Leopold II. His administration, which only came to an end with his death, contributed significantly to the rise of the country. He was the real ruler of Tuscany. His policy was based on the equality of all subjects before the law, honesty in the administration of justice and freedom of expression. In 1832 the 78-year-old married the widow Vittoria Falciai (née Bonci). Since he had no descendants, he left the title and family name to his wife's son, Enrico Falciai. Vittorio Fossombroni died in 1844 after 12 years of marriage.
In 1802 he became an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg . From 1824 he was a corresponding member of the Académie des Sciences in Paris.
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- JC Poggendorff : Biographical-literary concise dictionary for the history of exact sciences , first volume, page 779; online at Google Books
Individual evidence
- ^ Foreign members of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1724. Vittorio Conte Fossombroni. Russian Academy of Sciences, accessed October 30, 2015 (Russian).
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter F. Académie des sciences, accessed on November 14, 2019 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fossombroni, Vittorio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fossombroni, Vittorio Conte (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian statesman and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arezzo |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1844 |
| Place of death | Florence |