What is Maria Gaetana Agnesi's middle name?
Gaetana
What is Maria Gaetana Agnesi's full name?
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Maria Gaetana Agnesi date of birth:
May 16, 1718
How old was Maria Gaetana Agnesi when died?
80
Where was Maria Gaetana Agnesi born?
Milan
When did Maria Gaetana Agnesi die?
January 9, 1799
Maria Gaetana Agnesi body shape:
Average
What religion is Maria Gaetana Agnesi?
Roman Catholic
What is Maria Gaetana Agnesi's ethnicity?
White
What is Maria Gaetana Agnesi nationality?
Italian
Where did Maria Gaetana Agnesi go to university?
University of Bologna
What is Maria Gaetana Agnesi's occupation?
Mathematician and philosopher
Maria Gaetana Agnesi claim to fame:
Writing the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus. Namesake of the Witch of Agnesi curve.
Maria Gaetana Agnesi sister(s):
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini (musician)
Short Biography
Maria Gaetana Agnesi (May 16, 1718 – January 9, 1799) was an Italian linguist, mathematician, and philosopher. Agnesi (the "gn" digraph is pronounced with the palatal nasal ) is credited with writing the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus. She was an honorary member of the faculty at the University of Bologna. According to Dirk Jan Struik, Agnesi is "the first important woman mathematician since Hypatia (fifth century A.D.)".