Algarotti, Francesco b. December 11, 1712 d. May 3, 1764 Philosopher, Art Critic. Born into a privileged Venetian family, Algarotti studied in Rome, Bologna, Florence and Paris before settling in London in 1744 where he became a member of the Royal Society, officially known as The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge. He studied and wrote on topics from classical literature and paintings, science, language, architecture to opera. His major works included "Newtonianism for Ladies," "Dialogue on Light and Color," "Travels in Russia,"...[Read More] (Bio by: Samuel Taylor Geer) Campo Santo Cemetery, Pisa, Provincia di Pisa, Toscana, Italy
Pisano, Leonardo 'Fibonnaci' b. 1170 d. 1250 Mathematician. The son of an Italian warehouse manager in Algeria, Fibonacci studied with a Moorish teacher and learned the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, which he brought to Italy and introduced in his book "Liber Abaci ("The Book of Calculation)" in 1202. His work is largely responsible for the dominance of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system (sometimes called the decimal system) in the Western world today. Fibonacci is perhaps best known for the number sequence that bears his name. The Fibonacci...[Read More] (Bio by: Dustin Oliver) Campo Santo Cemetery, Pisa, Provincia di Pisa, Toscana, Italy
b. December 11, 1712 d. May 3, 1764
