Gino Fano
Gino Fano (5 January 1871 – 8 November 1952) was an Italian mathematician, best known as the founder of finite geometry. He was born to a wealthy Jewish family in Mantua, in Italy and died in Verona, also in Italy.
Gino Fano | |
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| Born | 5 January 1871 Mantua, Italy |
| Died | 8 November 1952 (aged 81) Verona, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
| Known for | Fano postulate Fano plane Fano fibration Fano surface Fano varieties |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
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.
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