Gerolamo Cardano
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Gerolamo Cardano was a 16th-century Italian mathematician, physician, and polymath best known for his work on the solutions of cubic and quartic equations and his influential writings in probability and algebra.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gerolamo Cardano canonical | 2 |
| Girolamo Cardano | 1 |
| Hieronymus Cardanus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Gerolamo Cardano Context triple: [University of Pavia, hasNotableProfessor, Gerolamo Cardano]
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Giuseppe Salviati
Giuseppe Salviati was a 16th-century Italian Mannerist painter from Venice, known for his refined frescoes and altarpieces in prominent religious and civic buildings.
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Regiomontanus
Regiomontanus was a 15th-century German mathematician and astronomer whose advanced astronomical tables and theoretical work significantly shaped the development of Renaissance astronomy and influenced later figures like Copernicus.
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François Viète
François Viète was a pioneering French mathematician of the late 16th century whose introduction of systematic algebraic notation helped lay the foundations for modern algebra and influenced later mathematicians such as Fermat and Descartes.
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Guidobaldo del Monte
Guidobaldo del Monte was an Italian Renaissance mathematician, astronomer, and engineer known for his work on mechanics and perspective and for mentoring Galileo Galilei.
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Enrique Alciati
Enrique Alciati was an Italian sculptor best known for creating prominent public monuments in Mexico, including the iconic figures atop Mexico City’s Angel of Independence.
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Target entity: Gerolamo Cardano Target entity description: Gerolamo Cardano was a 16th-century Italian mathematician, physician, and polymath best known for his work on the solutions of cubic and quartic equations and his influential writings in probability and algebra.
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A.
Giuseppe Salviati
Giuseppe Salviati was a 16th-century Italian Mannerist painter from Venice, known for his refined frescoes and altarpieces in prominent religious and civic buildings.
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B.
Regiomontanus
Regiomontanus was a 15th-century German mathematician and astronomer whose advanced astronomical tables and theoretical work significantly shaped the development of Renaissance astronomy and influenced later figures like Copernicus.
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C.
François Viète
François Viète was a pioneering French mathematician of the late 16th century whose introduction of systematic algebraic notation helped lay the foundations for modern algebra and influenced later mathematicians such as Fermat and Descartes.
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D.
Guidobaldo del Monte
Guidobaldo del Monte was an Italian Renaissance mathematician, astronomer, and engineer known for his work on mechanics and perspective and for mentoring Galileo Galilei.
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Enrique Alciati
Enrique Alciati was an Italian sculptor best known for creating prominent public monuments in Mexico, including the iconic figures atop Mexico City’s Angel of Independence.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance scientist
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ physician ⓘ polymath ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Gerolamo Cardano
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surface form:
Girolamo Cardano
Gerolamo Cardano ⓘ
surface form:
Hieronymus Cardanus
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| birthDate | 1501-09-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Milan
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Pavia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Milan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1576-09-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Padua
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University of Pavia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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astrology ⓘ mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Blaise Pascal
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Lodovico Ferrari ⓘ Pierre de Fermat ⓘ development of complex numbers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Niccolò Tartaglia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ars Magna
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Liber de Ludo Aleae ⓘ early work in probability ⓘ solutions of cubic equations ⓘ solutions of quartic equations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| name | Gerolamo Cardano self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
systematic treatment of probability in games of chance
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use of complex numbers in algebraic equations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ars Magna
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De Rerum Varietate ⓘ De Subtilitate ⓘ Liber de Ludo Aleae ⓘ |
| occupation |
astrologer
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author ⓘ mathematician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| parent | Fazio Cardano ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| wasAccusedOf | heresy ⓘ |
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Subject: Gerolamo Cardano Description of subject: Gerolamo Cardano was a 16th-century Italian mathematician, physician, and polymath best known for his work on the solutions of cubic and quartic equations and his influential writings in probability and algebra.
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