About Fazio Cardano
Lived 1444 – 1524 (aged 79–80). Fazio Cardano was a mathematician.
Fazio Cardano (1444 – 28 August 1524) was an Italian jurist and mathematician. He was a student of perspective. Cardano was also a professor at the University of Pavia, and was devoted to hermetical science and the world of the occult. He was a friend of Leonardo da Vinci.
It was said that Cardano was always in the company of a familiar spirit who talked to him. This may be a rumour originating from a habit of speaking to himself.
Fazio Cardano was the father of Gerolamo Cardano.
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Who was Fazio Cardano?
Italian jurist and mathematician
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Fazio Cardano was born in 1444 in Milan.
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Fazio Cardano died on 28 August 1524 in Milan.
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Fazio Cardano was a mathematician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fazio Cardano. https://biography.guide/fazio-cardano/
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