Paolo Ruffini
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Paolo Ruffini was an Italian mathematician and physician known for his pioneering work in algebra, including early proofs on the unsolvability of general quintic equations by radicals.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paolo Ruffini canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Modena ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Grand Duchy of Tuscany ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1765-09-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1822-05-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
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surface form:
University of Modena
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| employer |
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
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surface form:
University of Modena
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| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
applied mathematics
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pure mathematics ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Paolo Ruffini self-link ⓘ |
| influenced |
Niels Henrik Abel
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Évariste Galois ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ruffini's rule for polynomial division
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contributions to algebra ⓘ early proofs of the unsolvability of the general quintic by radicals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
polynomial equations
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theory of equations ⓘ |
| memberOf | Italian scientific community ⓘ |
| movement | pre-Galois algebra ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
partial proof of the impossibility of solving the general quintic by radicals
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use of permutations in algebraic equations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ruffini's rule for polynomial division
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surface form:
Ruffini's rule for synthetic division
work on the unsolvability of the general quintic equation by radicals ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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physician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Valentano ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Modena ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of analysis
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professor of practical medicine ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| workLocation | Modena ⓘ |
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