Giuseppe Bruno (mathematician)

Giuseppe Bruno (1828–1893) was an Italian mathematician, professor of geometry in the university of Turin.

Giuseppe Bruno
Born(1828-06-21)21 June 1828
Mondovì, Kingdom of Sardinia; now Italy
Died4 February 1893(1893-02-04) (aged 64)
Turin, Italy
Alma materUniversity of Turin
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Turin
Notable studentsGiuseppe Peano
Corrado Segre

Life and work

Bruno has born in a very poor family, but he won a stipend to study in the university of Turin, where he graduated in Philosophy in 1846. The following years he was professor at secondary level, while he studied to graduate in engineering (1850) and to doctorate in mathematics (1851).[1]

In 1852 he was appointed substitute professor of mathematics in the university of Turin, he combined this work with his private and public teaching in lower levels.[2] In 1862 he was appointed professor of geometry in the university; in 1881 he became president of the Sciences Faculty.[3]

Bruno wrote twenty one-papers, all but two in geometry, but he is mostly known by his teaching.[4] Among his students are Giuseppe Peano and Corrado Segre.

References
  1. Marchisotto & Smith, page 68.
  2. Segre, page 429.
  3. Segre, page 430.
  4. Marchisotto & Smith, page 68.

Bibliography
  • Giacardi, Livia; Luciano, Erika; Pizzrelli, Chiara; Roero, Clara Silvia (2015). "Gli Archivi di Corrado Segre presso l'Università di Torino" (PDF). Rivista di Storia dell'Università di Torino (in Italian). 4 (2): 49–57. doi:10.13135/2281-2164/1688. ISSN 2281-2164.
  • Marchisotto, Elena Anne; Smith, James T. (2007). The Legacy of Mario Pieri in Geometry and Arithmetic. Birkhäuser. ISBN 978-0-8176-3210-6.
  • Segre, Corrado (1893–94). "Giuseppe Bruno. (Cenni biografici)". Annuario R. Univ. Torino (in Italian): 428–437.
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