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Authorised form of nameGuglielmini; Domenico (1655 - 1710); natural philosopher; physician; mathematician
Other forms of nameDominicus; Giovanni
Other forms of surnameGulielminus; Guglielmino
Dates1655 - 1710
NationalityItalian
Place of birthBologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe
Date of birth27 September 1655
Place of deathPadova [Padua], Veneto, Italy, Europe
Date of death12 July 1710
DatesAndPlacesBurial: Church of San Massimo, Padova, Italy, Europe

OccupationPhysician; engineer; mathematician
Research fieldMathematics
ActivityEducation:
Pupil of Marcell Malpighi (FRS 1669) at Bologna; BA, MB (1678)
Career:
Superintendent of the Waters of Bologna (1686); Professor of Hydrodynamics, Bologna (1693); helped Gian Domenico Cassini (FRS 1672) and Jacques Cassini (FRS 1698) to reconstruct the meridian at San Petronio, Bologna (1695); Curator of the Museo Aldrovandi in succession to Silvestro Bonfigliuoli (FRS 1696) (1696); Professor of Mathematics, Padua (1698); collaborated in the restoration of the fortifications of Kotor in Dalmatia [Montenegro] (1798); Professor of Theoretical Medicine, Padua (1702); published the works of Malpighi.
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election23/03/1698
RelationshipsParents: Giulio Guglielmini; Gentile Guglielmini (née Neri)
Spouse: Costanza Gioannetti
Children: Giuseppe Ferdinando
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; IBI; Adelmann; Fantuzzi
References:
Marta Cavazza, 'The Institute of Science of Bologna and the Royal Society in the eighteenth century' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 3-25, plate
CodeNA5815
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