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Paolo Ruffini

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Paolo Ruffini

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Also known as Paulo Ruffini

Italian mathematician and physician (1765-1845)

Person · Open Library

Born
1765
Died
1822
Works
14

Top works

  • Intorno al metodo generale proposto dal signor Hoëne Wronski onde risolvere le equazioni di tutti i gradi
  • Della insolubilita' delle equazioni algebraiche generali di grado superiore al quarto
  • Opere matematiche di Paolo Ruffini
  • Di un nuovo metodo generale di estrarre le radici numeriche
  • Riflessioni intorno alla soluzione delle equazioni algebraiche generali

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Italy
Active from
1978-11-26

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
5

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Key facts

Born
( 1765-09-22 ) 22 September 1765, Valentano , Papal States (now in Italy )
Died
10 May 1822 (1822-05-10) (aged 56), Modena , Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now in Italy)
Resting place
Santa Maria della Pomposa, Modena
Alma mater
University of Modena
Known for
Abel–Ruffini theorem , Ruffini's rule , Work on group theory
Fields
Mathematics
Institutions
University of Modena
Doctoral advisor
Paolo Cassiani Luigi Fantini Giovanni Battista Venturi
Notable students
Giovanni Battista Amici
Preceded by
Antonio Cagnoli
Succeeded by
Luigi Rangoni

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Encyclopedic overview

Paolo Ruffini (22 September 1765 – 10 May 1822) was an Italian mathematician and philosopher. Remembered chiefly for what is now known as the Abel–Ruffini theorem, Ruffini also made a major contribution to the theory of equations, developing the so-called theory of substitutions, the forerunner of modern group theory.

Biography

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