Francesco Maria Grimaldi

Francesco Maria Grimaldi
Born(1618-04-02)2 April 1618
Died28 August 1663(1663-08-28) (aged 45)
NationalityItalian
Other names
  • Francisco Maria Grimaldo
  • Franciscus Grimaldi
Known forFree fall, diffraction
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Physics

Francesco Maria Grimaldi, SJ (2 April 1618 – 28 December 1663) was an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician and physicist who taught at the Jesuit college in Bologna. He was born in Bologna to Paride Grimaldi and Anna Cattani.[1]

  1. ^ Hockey, Thomas (2009). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved August 22, 2012.