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Authorised form of nameAverani; Giuseppe (1662 - 1738)
Dates1662 - 1738
NationalityItalian
Place of birthFlorence, Italy
Date of birth20 March 1662
Place of deathFlorence, Italy
Date of death20 or 24 August 1738
ActivityEducation:
Pisa; LLD (1684)
Career:
Offered a chair of mathematics at the University of Bologna by Vincenzo Viviani (FRS 1696), but declined; Professor of Civil Law at Pisa (1687-death); tutor in law to Gian Gastone de' Medici (1688); offered a chair of law at Turin but declined; at his death, he left his money to the poor and his library to the University of Pisa
Memberships:
Accademia della Crusca
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election23/10/1712
RelationshipsSon of Benedetto Averani
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DBI; Jocher (1750)
Notes:
Jocher gives date of birth as 20 May 1662. Proposed by John Chamberlayne
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/7380094
CodeNA7381
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
RBO/11/93'Dissertation on the Power of Gravity' by Dr Averani 1723
CLP/4i/68Paper, translation of 'Dissertation upon the power of gravity' by [Giuseppe] Averani[1723]
CLP/4i/67Paper, 'Dissertation upon the power of gravity' by [Giuseppe] Averani[1723]
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