Evangelista Torricelli

Evangelista Torricelli (October 15, 1608 - October 25, 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician.

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October 15 - 1608 - October 25 - 1647 - Italian - Physicist - Mathematician

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Born in Faenza, he was left fatherless at an early age. He was educated under the care of his uncle, a Camaldolese monk, who in 1627 sent him to Rome to study science under the Benedictine Benedetto Castelli (1577-1644), professor of mathematics at the Collegio della Sapienza in Pisa. Torricelli died a few days after having contracted typhoid fever.

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Faenza - Camaldolese - 1627 - Rome - Benedictine - Benedetto Castelli - 1577 - 1644 - Mathematics - Collegio della Sapienza - Pisa - Typhoid fever

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