Giuseppe Peano | |
|---|---|
 Peano c. 1910s | |
| Born | 27 August 1858 |
| Died | 20 April 1932 (aged 73) |
| Citizenship | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Known for | Peano axioms Peano curve Peano existence theorem Peano-Jordan measure Peano kernel theorem Peano–Russell notation Latino sine flexione Vector space Peano surface Logicism |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of Saints Maurizio and Lazzaro Knight of the Crown of Italy Commendatore of the Crown of Italy Correspondent of the Accademia dei Lincei |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Turin, Accademia dei Lincei |
| Doctoral advisor | Enrico D'Ovidio |
| Other academic advisors | Francesco Faà di Bruno |
| Notable students | Maria Gramegna |
Giuseppe Peano (/piˈɑːnoʊ/;[1] Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe peˈaːno]; 27 August 1858 – 20 April 1932) was an Italian mathematician and glottologist. The author of over 200 books and papers, he was a founder of mathematical logic and set theory, to which he contributed much notation. The standard axiomatization of the natural numbers is named the Peano axioms in his honor. As part of this effort, he made key contributions to the modern rigorous and systematic treatment of the method of mathematical induction. He spent most of his career teaching mathematics at the University of Turin. He also created an international auxiliary language, Latino sine flexione ("Latin without inflections"), which is a simplified version of Classical Latin. Most of his books and papers are in Latino sine flexione, while others are in Italian.