Gino Fano
Italian mathematician (1871ā1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gino Fano (5 January 1871 ā 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.
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Gino Fano | |
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Born | (1871-01-05)5 January 1871 |
Died | 8 November 1952(1952-11-08) (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 |
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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.