Ovidio Montalbani

Ovidio Montalbani (1601 – 1671) was an Italian mathematician.

Ovidio Montalbani
Born(1601-11-18)November 18, 1601
Died(1671-09-20)September 20, 1671
Bologna
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
Occupation

He was a professor of logic, mathematics, astronomy, and medicine at the University of Bologna.[1]

Speculum Euclidianum, 1629

Life

He was a politically involved citizen of the city of Bologna, where he held several magistrates, such as those of the court of the merchant forum and Tribune of the Plebs.

He was also a member of the Accademia dei Gelati (with the alias "l'Innestato"), of the Accademia degli Indomiti (as "lo Stellato"), and of the Accademia della Notte (as "il Rugiadoso").[1]

Works

  • Speculum Euclidianum (in Latin). Bononiae: Clemente Ferroni. 1629.
  • Drosilogia (in Italian). Bologna: Giovanni Battista Ferroni. 1641.
  • Helioscopia (in Latin). Bologna: Carlo Zenero. 1650.
  • Diceosilogia (in Italian). Bologna: Giacomo Monti. 1655.
  • Agatochnea (in Italian). Bologna: Giacomo Monti. 1658.
  • Hortus botanographicus herbarum (in Latin). Bologna: Giacomo Monti. 1660.

Note

  1. "Montalbanus, Ovidius". thesaurus.cerl.org. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
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