Oronce Fine | |
|---|---|
 Oronce Fine | |
| Born | 20 December 1494 Briançon, France |
| Died | 8 August 1555 (age 60) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cartography, mathematics |
Oronce Fine (or Finé;[1] Latin: Orontius Finnaeus or Finaeus; Italian: Oronzio Fineo; 20 December 1494 – 8 August 1555) was a French mathematician, cartographer, editor and book illustrator.[2]
- ^ For the debate over the French spelling of Fine's name see Alexander Marr, 'Introduction', in 'The Worlds of Oronce Fine: Mathematics, Instruments and Print in Renaissance France' (Shaun Tyas, 2009), pp. 1–12. Fine's name is often found spelt with an acute accent, but the Dictionnaire de Biographie française (ed. Roman D'Amat, Paris, 1975, p.1370) gives a very definite direction that his name should be spelt without an accent, "Fine, et non Finé".
- ^ Raphael, Renée J. (August 2011). "Book Review: Oronce Fine Considered: The Worlds of Oronce Fine: Mathematics, Instruments, and Print in Renaissance France". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 42 (3): 408–409. doi:10.1177/002182861104200309. ISSN 0021-8286. S2CID 220910420.