Guido Castelnuovo
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Summary
Guido Castelnuovo was born on August 14, 1865[1], in Venice[2]. He died on April 27, 1952[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], statistician[6], university teacher[7], politician[8], and civil servant[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Campo Verano[11]
- Father: Enrico Castelnuovo[12]
- Child: Emma Castelnuovo[13]
- Country of citizenship: Italy[14], Kingdom of Italy[15]
- Native language: Italian[16]
- Ethnic group: Jewish people[17]
- Field of work: algebraic geometry[18], mathematician[19], mathematics[20], algebra[21], mathematical analysis[22], function space[23], calculus[24], statistics[25]
- Position held: Italian senator for life[26], President of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[27]
- Employer: Sapienza University of Rome[28], Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche[29], University of Turin[30]
- Educated at: University of Padua[31], Marco Foscarini (An. Convitto)[32], Sapienza University of Rome[33]
- Doctoral advisor: Giuseppe Veronese[34]
- Student: Filadelfo Insolera[35]
- Notable work: Teorema di Kronecker-Castelnuovo[36], Castelnuovo–de Franchis theorem[37], Castelnuovo's contraction theorem[38]
- Award received: Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences[39], doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble[40]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[41], Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL[42], Academy of Sciences of Turin[43], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[44], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[45]
- Sex or gender: male[46]
- Member of political party: independent politician[47]
- Doctoral student: Enrico Bompiani[48], Federigo Enriques[49], Margherita Beloch Piazzolla[50], Gheorghe Mihoc[51], Oscar Zariski[52]
- Commons category: Guido Castelnuovo[53]
- Family name: Castelnuovo[54]
- Given name: Guido[55]
- Work location: Rome[56], Padua[57]
- Relative: Federigo Enriques[58]
- Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[59]
Why It Matters
Guido Castelnuovo has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
His notable doctoral advisees include Oscar Zariski[62], a mathematician[63], 1899–1986[64], of Russian Empire[65], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[66], specialised in algebraic geometry[67]; Federigo Enriques[68], a mathematician[69], 1871–1946[70], of Kingdom of Italy[71], awarded the Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences[72], specialised in algebraic geometry[73]; Margherita Beloch Piazzolla[74], a mathematician[75], 1879–1976[76], of Italy[77], specialised in algebraic geometry[78]; Gheorghe Mihoc[79], a mathematician[80], 1906–1981[81], of Romania[82], awarded the State Prize of the Romanian People's Republic[83], specialised in mathematics[84]; and Enrico Bompiani[85], a mathematician[86], 1889–1975[87], of Italy[88], awarded the Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences[89], specialised in projective geometry[90].
FAQs
Where was Guido Castelnuovo born?
Guido Castelnuovo's place of birth was Venice[2].
Where did Guido Castelnuovo die?
Guido Castelnuovo passed away in Rome[4].
Who were Guido Castelnuovo's parents?
Guido Castelnuovo's father was Enrico Castelnuovo[12].
What did Guido Castelnuovo do for work?
Guido Castelnuovo worked as a mathematician[5], statistician[6], university teacher[7], politician[8], and civil servant[9].
Where did Guido Castelnuovo go to school?
Guido Castelnuovo was educated at University of Padua[31], Marco Foscarini (An. Convitto)[32], and Sapienza University of Rome[33].
What awards did Guido Castelnuovo receive?
Honors received include Mathematical Prize of the Italian Academy of Sciences[39] and doctor honoris causa from the University of Grenoble[40].