Giuseppina Masotti Biggiogero

Giuseppina Masotti Biggiogero
Born
Giuseppina Biggiogero

(1894-08-08)8 August 1894
Melegnano, Italy
Died24 October 1977(1977-10-24) (aged 83)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
Other namesGiuseppina Biggiogero Masotti
Occupation(s)academic, mathematician, historian
Years active1921–1969

Giuseppina Masotti Biggiogero (8 August 1894 – 24 October 1977) was an Italian mathematician and historian. Known for her work in algebraic geometry, she also wrote noted histories of mathematicians, like Maria Gaetana Agnesi and Luca Pacioli. She was a member of the Lombard Institute Academy of Science and Letters [it] and won both the Bordoni Prize and Torelli Prize for her work.