Alessandro Faedo

Alessandro Faedo (18 November 1913 – 16 June 2001) (also known as Alessandro Carlo Faedo or Sandro Faedo) was an Italian mathematician and politician, born in Chiampo. He is known for his work in numerical analysis, leading to the Faedo–Galerkin method: he was one of the pupils of Leonida Tonelli and, after his death, he succeeded him on the chair of mathematical analysis at the University of Pisa, becoming dean of the faculty of sciences and then rector and exerting a strong positive influence on the development of the university.

Selected publications

Scientific works . . , reprinted also in the book: . .

Historical, commemorative and survey works . A survey on the early uses and on the development of electronic computers in Italy. . A survey of the work of Tonelli in Pisa and his influence on the development of the school, presented in Rome on 6–9 May 1985, also published as . . . .