Francesco Maurolico

For the crater, see Maurolycus (crater).

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Francesco Maurolico (in Latin, Franciscus Maurolycus) (September 16, 1494-July 21 or July 22, 1575) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer. Throughout his lifetime, he made contributions to the fields of geometry, optics, conics, mechanics, music, and astronomy.

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Latin - September 16 - 1494 - July 21 - July 22 - 1575 - Italian - Geometry - Optics - Conics - Mechanics - Music - Astronomy

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Born in Messina of a family of Greek origin that settled in this Sicilian city after the Fall of Constantinople (1453), Maurolico received a solid education. His father, Antonio, had been a physician in Constantinople and later became Master of the Messina mint. The Maurolico family had a villa outside the city.

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Messina - Greek - Fall of Constantinople - 1453 - Constantinople - Mint - Villa

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In 1521, Maurolico took holy orders. In 1550, he entered the Benedictine Order and became a monk at the Monastero di Santa Maria del Parto a Castelbuono. Two years later, he was consecrated as abbot at the Cattedrale San Nicolò di Messina.

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1521 - 1550 - Benedictine Order - Monk - Abbot

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