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Francesco Brioschi (22 December 1824 – 13 December 1897) was an
As mathematician, Brioschi published in Italy various algebraic theories and studied the problem of solving fifth and sixth degree equations using elliptic functions. Brioschi is also remembered as a distinguished teacher: among his students in the University of Pavia there were Eugenio Beltrami, Luigi Cremona and Felice Casorati.
Théorie des déterminants et leurs principales applications
(Mallet-Bachelier, Paris, 1856) (French translation of "La teorica dei determinanti e le sue principali applicazioni" by E. Combescure) * *
Opere matematiche di Francesco Brioschi. Pubblicate per cura del comitato per le onoranze a Francesco Brioschi
(G. Ascoli, E. Beltrami, G. Colombo, L. Cremona, G. Negri, G. Schiaparelli), vol. 1 (U. Hoepli, Milano, 1901–1909) * ''Opere matematiche di Francesco Brioschi pubblicate per cura del Comitato per le onoranze a Francesco Brioschi...'' (vols. 1-5) (U. Hoepli, Milano, 1901–1909)
Brioschi, Francesco – Intorno ad alcuni punti della statica, 1853 – BEIC 12414595.jpg, ''Intorno ad alcuni punti della statica'', 1853
Francesco Brioschi – Delle traverse oblique alla direzione di un corso , 1866 - BEIC 6276027.tif, ''Delle traverse oblique alla direzione di un corso d'acqua'', 1866
Francesco Brioschi – Sopra un progetto di inchiesta idrometrica, 1867 - BEIC 6284562.tif, ''Sopra un progetto di inchiesta idrometrica'', 1867
Mac Tutor biography
* * Tricomi: La Matematica Italiana 1800-1950 (entry o
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brioschi 1824 births 1897 deaths Scientists from Milan 19th-century Italian mathematicians University of Pavia faculty Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Polytechnic University of Milan faculty
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mathematician
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History
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Biography
Brioschi was born inMilan
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in 1824. He graduated from the Collegio Borromeo ''For the former Borromeo College in the United States see Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology#Borromeo College''
The Almo Collegio Borromeo is a private university hall of residence (collegio) in Pavia, region of Lombardy, Italy. ...
in 1847.
From 1850 he taught analytical mechanics in the University of Pavia
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. After the Italian unification in 1861, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and then appointed twice secretary of the Italian Education Ministry. In 1863 he founded the Polytechnic University of Milan
The Polytechnic University of Milan () is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students.
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Founded in 186 ...
, where he worked until his death, lecturing in hydraulics
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, analytical mechanics and construction engineering. In 1865 he entered in the Senate of the Kingdom. In 1870 he became a member of the Accademia dei lincei and in 1884 he succeeded Quintino Sella as president of the National Academy of the Lincei. He directed the ''Il Politecnico'' (''The Polytechnic'') review and, between 1867 and 1877, the ''Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata'' (''Annals of pure and applied mathematics''). He died in Milan in 1897.
As mathematician, Brioschi published in Italy various algebraic theories and studied the problem of solving fifth and sixth degree equations using elliptic functions. Brioschi is also remembered as a distinguished teacher: among his students in the University of Pavia there were Eugenio Beltrami, Luigi Cremona and Felice Casorati.
Works
*Théorie des déterminants et leurs principales applications
(Mallet-Bachelier, Paris, 1856) (French translation of "La teorica dei determinanti e le sue principali applicazioni" by E. Combescure) * *
Opere matematiche di Francesco Brioschi. Pubblicate per cura del comitato per le onoranze a Francesco Brioschi
(G. Ascoli, E. Beltrami, G. Colombo, L. Cremona, G. Negri, G. Schiaparelli), vol. 1 (U. Hoepli, Milano, 1901–1909) * ''Opere matematiche di Francesco Brioschi pubblicate per cura del Comitato per le onoranze a Francesco Brioschi...'' (vols. 1-5) (U. Hoepli, Milano, 1901–1909)
See also
* Brioschi formula *Politecnico di Milano
The Polytechnic University of Milan () is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students.
The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design.
Founded in 18 ...
Notes
References
*''Grande Dizionario Enciclopedico'' (UTET, 1967) *''Enciclopedia Universal ''(Rizzoli-Larousse, 1967)External links
Mac Tutor biography
* * Tricomi: La Matematica Italiana 1800-1950 (entry o
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brioschi 1824 births 1897 deaths Scientists from Milan 19th-century Italian mathematicians University of Pavia faculty Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Polytechnic University of Milan faculty