Leonardo Ximenes
Mathematician, Academic
1716 – 1786
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Who was Leonardo Ximenes?
Leonardo Ximenes was a famous Italian mathematician, engineer, astronomer and geographer from the Sicily region.
After having attended a Jesuit school, he became a mathematician, a hydraulic and civil engineer, and was an eminently respected astronomer in his day. The astronomical observatory, Osservatorio Ximeniano, is named after him in recognition of his services to the field.
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- Born
- Dec 27, 1716
Trapani - Profession
- Died
- May 14, 1786
Florence
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on July 23, 2013
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