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Michele Cipolla

1880 – 1947

Italian mathematician

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Lived 1880 – 1947 (aged 66). Michele Cipolla was an Italian mathematician and university teacher.

Michele Cipolla (28 October 1880, Palermo – 7 September 1947, Palermo) was an Italian mathematician, mainly specializing in number theory.

He was a professor of Algebraic Analysis at the University of Catania and, later, the University of Palermo. He developed (among other things) a theory for sequences of sets and Cipolla's algorithm for finding square roots modulo a prime number. He also solved the problem of binomial congruence.

Publications Opere (Hrsg.: Guido Zappa) Sede della Soc., Palermo 1997. XXXII, 547 S. : Ill. (Supplemento ai Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo; Ser. 2, No. 47) Storia della matematica dai primordi a Leibniz. Soc. Ed. Siciliana, Mazara 1949. 174 S.

Literature Michele Cipolla (1880–1947): la figura e l'opera; convegno celebrativo nel cinquantenario della morte (Palermo, 8 settembre 1997) / / Associazione degli Insegnanti e dei Cultori di Matematica. - Palermo 1998. 156 S.

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Education
University of Palermo, Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe di Scienze
Employers
University of Palermo, University of Catania, Liceo Scient. Class. Pedag Don Colletto

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Who was Michele Cipolla?

Italian mathematician (1880-1947)

When was Michele Cipolla born?

Michele Cipolla was born on 28 October 1880 in Palermo.

When did Michele Cipolla die?

Michele Cipolla died on 7 September 1947 in Palermo.

What was Michele Cipolla's occupation?

Michele Cipolla was a mathematician and university teacher.

What nationality was Michele Cipolla?

Michele Cipolla was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michele Cipolla

· Wikidata: Q723658

· DBpedia: Michele Cipolla

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