Tommaso Ceva

Tommaso Ceva (December 20, 1648 February 3, 1737) was an Italian Jesuit mathematician from Milan. He was the brother of Giovanni Ceva.

Tommaso Ceva
Tommaso Ceva
BornDecember 20, 1648 (1648-12-20)
DiedFebruary 3, 1737 (1737-02-04) (aged 88)
NationalityItalian
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics
InfluencedSaccheri

He was a professor of mathematics at Jesuit College of Brera in Milan and his most famous student was Saccheri. His only mathematical work, published in 1699 was the Opuscula Mathematica which dealt with geometry, gravity and arithmetic. He was also a noted poet and dedicated a significant amount of his time to this task.

He died in Milan in 1737.

  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Tommaso Ceva", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews.
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Thomas Ceva" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

See also

  • List of Jesuit scientists
  • List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics


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