Enriques

Federigo Enriques

Born: 5 Jan 1871 in Leghorn (now Livorno), Tuscany
Died: 14 June 1946 in Rome, Italy

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Federigo Enriques worked at the University of Rome where he made important contributions to geometry and the history and philosophy of mathematics.

He produced a series of papers over a period of 20 years which, together with Castelnuovo, finally produced a classification of algebraic surfaces.

Enriques was awarded an honorary degree by the University of St Andrews.

References:

  1. Dictionary of Scientific Biography
  2. G Castelnuovo, Commemorazione di Federigo Enriques, Federigo Enriques : Memorie scelte di geometria (Bologna, 1956-66).
  3. R Simili (ed.), Federigo Enriques : filosofo e scienziato (Bologna, 1989).
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