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Mauro Picone (2 May 1885 – 11 April 1977) was an Italian
mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change. History On ...
. He is known for the Picone identity, the Sturm-Picone comparison theorem and being the founder of the Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo, presently named after him, the first
applied mathematics Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a combination of mathemati ...
institute ever founded.See , , and the references cited in this latter one. He was also an outstanding teacher of
mathematical analysis Analysis is the branch of mathematics dealing with continuous functions, limits, and related theories, such as differentiation, integration, measure, infinite sequences, series, and analytic functions. These theories are usually studied ...
: some of the best Italian mathematicians were among his pupils.


Work


Research activity


Teaching activity

Notable students: *
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Gianfranco Cimmino Gianfranco Cimmino (12 March 1908 – 30 May 1989) was an Italian mathematician, working mathematical analysis, numerical analysis, and theory of elliptic partial differential equations: he is known for being the first mathematician generalizing ...
* Ennio de Giorgi *
Gaetano Fichera Gaetano Fichera (8 February 1922 – 1 June 1996) was an Italian mathematician, working in mathematical analysis, linear elasticity, partial differential equations and several complex variables. He was born in Acireale, and died in Rome. Biog ...
* Carlo Miranda


Selected publications

* (Review of the whole volume I) (available from the "
Edizione Nazionale Mathematica Italiana
'"), reviewed by . *, (Review of the 2nd part of volume I) (available from the "
Edizione Nazionale Mathematica Italiana
'"). *, reviewed by and by .


See also

*
Renato Caccioppoli Renato Caccioppoli (; 20 January 1904 – 8 May 1959) was an Italian mathematician, known for his contributions to mathematical analysis, including the theory of functions of several complex variables, functional analysis, measure theory. Life a ...
* Lamberto Cesari * Ennio de Giorgi *
Gaetano Fichera Gaetano Fichera (8 February 1922 – 1 June 1996) was an Italian mathematician, working in mathematical analysis, linear elasticity, partial differential equations and several complex variables. He was born in Acireale, and died in Rome. Biog ...
* Picone identity * Antonio Signorini * Sturm-Picone comparison theorem


Notes


References


Biographical references

*. The "''Yearbook''" of the renowned Italian scientific institution, including an historical sketch of its history, the list of all past and present members as well as a wealth of information about its academic and scientific activities. *. The brief "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by Luigi Amerio on behalf of the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL and of the Istituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere. *. The brief "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by Pietro Buzano on behalf of the
Polytechnic University of Turin The Polytechnic University of Turin ( it, Politecnico di Torino) is the oldest Italian public technical university. The university offers several courses in the fields of Engineering, Architecture, Urban Planning and Industrial Design, and is con ...
: it includes also a short but precise description of the academic career of Picone. *. The "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by Carlo Ciliberto on behalf of the
University of Naples Federico II The University of Naples Federico II ( it, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) is a public university in Naples, Italy. Founded in 1224, it is the oldest public non-sectarian university in the world, and is now organized into 26 depar ...
and of the Società Nazionale di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Napoli, describing briefly but comprehensively his activity in
Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
as a professor and the events leading to the founding of the Istituto Nazionale per le Applicazioni del Calcolo. *. The "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by Gianfranco Cimmino on behalf of the
Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna The Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna (''Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna'') is an academic society in Bologna, Italy, that was founded in 1690 and prospered in the Age of Enlightenment. Today it is closely associated ...
. *. The chapter on Picone in a book collecting brief biographical sketches and bibliographies of the scientific works produced by the mathematicians who taught at the Parthenope University of Naples during their stay. *. The commemoration of Mauro Picone by Gaetano Fichera, one of his "allievi". *. An English translation of the title reads as:"''Mauro Picone, a pioneer of modern analysis''". Fichera's historical conference on the work and personality of his master, pronounced during the ''International congress in occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'', held in Rome at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei on the days between 6 and 9 May 1985. *. "''Mauro Picone and the Istituto Nazionale per le Applicazioni del Calcolo''" is a brief historical survey of Picone's role in the founding of the Istituto Nazionale per le Applicazioni del Calcolo: the Author is one of his pupils, former workers and then director of the institute. It was presented at the ''International congress in occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985): an English translation of the title of the conference is:-''The work of Leonida Tonelli and his influence on scientific thinking in this century''. *. The "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by Antonio Hélio Guerra Vieira on behalf of the
University of São Paulo The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the bes ...
, including the posthumous award of the Laurea honoris causa to Picone. *. The "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by András Kósa on behalf of the
University of Budapest A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...
. *. The personal recollections of András Kósa on Gaetano Fichera and Mauro Picone. *. The "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by Mario Marino on behalf of the
University of Catania The University of Catania ( it, Università degli Studi di Catania) is a university located in Catania, Sicily. Founded in 1434, it is the oldest university in Sicily, the 13th oldest in Italy, and the 29th oldest university in the world. With a ...
, describing his teaching and research activity in Catania. *. The "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by Benedetto Pettineo as the president of the
Circolo Matematico di Palermo The Circolo Matematico di Palermo (Mathematical Circle of Palermo) is an Italian mathematical society, founded in Palermo by Sicilian geometer Giovanni B. Guccia in 1884.
. *. The biographical and bibliographical entry (updated up to 1976) on Mauro Picone, published under the auspices of the Accademia dei Lincei in a book collecting many profiles of its living members up to 1976. *. The "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by Antonio Rubeti on behalf of the
Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...
. *. The "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by Giovanni Schippa on behalf of the Università degli Studi dell'Aquila. *. The "''participating address''" presented to the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985) by Radu Voinea as the president of the
Romanian Academy of Sciences The Romanian Academy of Sciences was an institution established in Romania by a group of 26 scientists, dissatisfied with the imperfect organization of the Scientific Section of the Romanian Academy, which was left in the background, with only 12 ...
. * Mauro Picone at th
Italian Wikipedia


Scientific references

*. *, previously published as . *. Fichera's "''last lesson''" of the course of higher analysis, given on the occasion of his retirement from university teaching in 1992. *. *. The proceedings of the ''International congress on the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'', held in
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
on May 6–9, 1985, at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. *.


External links

*. The entry about Mauro Picone at th
Edizione Nazionale Matematica Italiana
*
Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo "Mauro Picone"
the institute he founded in 1922. {{DEFAULTSORT:Picone, Mauro 1885 births 1977 deaths 20th-century Italian mathematicians Mathematical analysts PDE theorists Mathematicians from Sicily Members of the Lincean Academy Academic staff of the University of Catania Academic staff of the University of Cagliari Academic staff of the University of Naples Federico II