About Leonida Tonelli
Lived 1885 – 1946 (aged 60). Leonida Tonelli was an Italian mathematician and university teacher, known for Fubini's theorem, Tonelli's theorem (functional analysis) and Tonelli–Hobson test.
Leonida Tonelli (19 April 1885 – 12 March 1946) was an Italian mathematician, noted for proving Tonelli's theorem, a variation of Fubini's theorem, and for introducing semicontinuity methods as a common tool for the direct method in the calculus of variations.
Education Tonelli graduated from the University of Bologna in 1907; his Ph.D. thesis was written under the direction of Cesare Arzelà.
Work
Selected publications , 1900 . Zanichelli, Bologna, vol. 1: 1922, vol. 2: 1923
. Zanichelli, Bologna 1928
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Who was Leonida Tonelli?
Italian mathematician (1885-1946)
When was Leonida Tonelli born?
Leonida Tonelli was born on 19 April 1885 in Gallipoli.
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Leonida Tonelli died on 12 March 1946 in Pisa.
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Leonida Tonelli was a mathematician and university teacher.
What was Leonida Tonelli known for?
Leonida Tonelli was known for Fubini's theorem, Tonelli's theorem (functional analysis) and Tonelli–Hobson test.
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Leonida Tonelli was Italian.
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