Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri | |
|---|---|
 The frontispiece of "Euclides ab omni nævo vindicatus" (1733). | |
| Born | September 5, 1667 |
| Died | 25 October 1733 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Jesuit College of Brera, Milan |
| Known for | Non-Euclidean geometry Saccheri quadrilateral Saccheri–Legendre theorem |
| Parent(s) | Giovanni Felice Saccheri Maria Saccheri |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, geometry, logic |
| Institutions | |
| Notable students | Luigi Guido Grandi[1] |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Ordained | March 1694 |
Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni dʒiˈrɔːlamo sakˈkɛːri]; 5 September 1667 – 25 October 1733) was an Italian Jesuit priest, scholastic philosopher, and mathematician. He is considered the forerunner of non-Euclidean geometry.[2][3]
- ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Luigi Guido Grandi", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- ^ Fitzpatrick 1964, p. 323.
- ^ De Risi 2013.