Tommaso Ceva
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Tommaso Ceva was an Italian
Jesuit mathematician
from Milan
. He was the brother of Giovanni Ceva
.
He was a professor of mathematics at Jesuit College of Brera in Milan and his most famous student was Saccheri
. His only mathematical work, published in 1699 was the Opuscula Mathematica which dealt with geometry, gravity and arithmetic. He was also a noted poet
and dedicated a significant amount of his time to this task.
He died in Milan in 1737.
Italy
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Jesuit mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
from Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. He was the brother of Giovanni Ceva
Giovanni Ceva
Giovanni Ceva was an Italian mathematician widely known for proving Ceva's theorem in elementary geometry. His brother, Tommaso Ceva was also a well known poet and mathematician....
.
He was a professor of mathematics at Jesuit College of Brera in Milan and his most famous student was Saccheri
Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri
Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri was an Italian Jesuit priest, scholastic philosopher, and mathematician....
. His only mathematical work, published in 1699 was the Opuscula Mathematica which dealt with geometry, gravity and arithmetic. He was also a noted poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and dedicated a significant amount of his time to this task.
He died in Milan in 1737.