Benedetto Castelli
Benedetto Castelli (1578 – 9 April 1643), born Antonio Castelli, was an Italian mathematician. Benedetto was his name in religion on entering the Benedictine Order in 1595.
Benedetto Castelli | |
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Born | 1578 Brescia, Republic of Venice |
Died | 9 April 1643 Rome, Papal States |
Alma mater | University of Padua |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematician |
Institutions | University of Pisa |
Academic advisors | Galileo Galilei |
Notable students | Giovanni Alfonso Borelli Evangelista Torricelli Bonaventura Cavalieri Antonio Nardi Raffaello Magiotti |
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