Gino Fano | |
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| Born | 5 January 1871 |
| Died | 8 November 1952 (aged 81) Verona, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Turin[1] |
| Known for | Fano postulate Fano plane Fano fibration Fano surface Fano varieties |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
Gino Fano (5 January 1871 – 8 November 1952) was an Italian mathematician, best known as the founder of finite geometry. He was born to a wealthy Jewish[2] family in Mantua, in Italy and died in Verona, also in Italy.
Fano made various contributions on projective and algebraic geometry. His work in the foundations of geometry predates the similar, but more popular, work of David Hilbert by about a decade.
He was the father of physicist Ugo Fano and electrical engineer Robert Fano and uncle to physicist and mathematician Giulio Racah.
- ^ "Gino Fano". Mac Tutor.
- ^ Carroll, Maureen T.; Rykken, Elyn (2018). Geometry: The Line and the Circle. American Mathematical Society. p. 336.
Gino Fano came from a wealthy Jewish family in Mantua, Italy.