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Gerolamo Bollo
Gerolamo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Gerolamo Cardano (1501–1576), Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler *Gerolamo Emiliani (1486–1537), Italian humanitarian, founder of the Somaschi Fathers, and saint *Gerolamo Giovenone (1486–1555), Italian painter of the early Renaissance period mainly in Milan *Gerolamo Marquese d' Andrea (1812–1868), Italian Cardinal *Gerolamo Olgiati (1453–1477), government official in Milan and assassin of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan *Gerolamo Quaglia (born 1902), Italian wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling *Gerolamo Sersale (1584–1654), Italian Jesuit astronomer and selenographer *Gerolamo Theodoli (1677–1766), Italian nobleman and architect, best known for designing the Teatro Argentina in Rome See also *Girolamo (given name) Girolamo is an Italian variant of the given name Hieronymus. Its English equivalent is Jerome. It may refer to: * Girolamo Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerolamo Cardano
Gerolamo Cardano (; also Girolamo or Geronimo; ; ; 24 September 1501– 21 September 1576) was an Italian polymath whose interests and proficiencies ranged through those of mathematician, physician, biologist, physicist, chemist, astrologer, astronomer, philosopher, music theorist, writer, and gambler. He became one of the most influential mathematicians of the Renaissance and one of the key figures in the foundation of probability; he introduced the binomial coefficients and the binomial theorem in the Western world. He wrote more than 200 works on science. Cardano partially invented and described several mechanical devices including the combination lock, the gimbal consisting of three concentric rings allowing a supported compass or gyroscope to rotate freely, and the Cardan shaft with universal joints, which allows the transmission of rotary motion at various angles and is used in vehicles to this day. He made significant contributions to hypocycloids - published in ''De prop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerolamo Emiliani
Gerolamo Emiliani, CRS ( also Jerome Aemilian, Hiëronymus Emiliani) (1486 – 8 February 1537) was an Italian humanitarian, founder of the Somaschi Fathers, and is considered a saint by the Catholic Church. Born in Venice, he spent some time in the military, and later served as a magistrate. Emiliani provided for the sick, the hungry, and orphans; and persuaded others to do likewise. Through his good offices a number of hospitals and orphanages were established in several northern Italian towns. He was canonized in 1767 and is the patron saint of orphans. Biography Jerome was born in Venice, the son of Angelo Emiliani (popularly called Miani) and Eleonore Mauroceni. His father died when he was a teenager and Jerome ran away at the age of 15 to join the army. In 1508, he participated in the defense of Castelnuovo against the League of Cambray (this was two years before Pope Julius II joined the Venetians). He was appointed governor of a fortress in the mountains of Treviso, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerolamo Giovenone
Gerolamo Giovenone (1486/1487 – 1555), also spelled ''Girolamo'', was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance period, active mainly in Milan. He was born in Vercelli. He was the teacher of the painter Gaudenzio Ferrari and possibly also taught il Sodoma Il Sodoma (1477 – 14 February 1549) was the name given to the Italy, Italian Renaissance Painting, painter Giovanni Antonio Bazzi. Il Sodoma painted in a manner that superimposed the High Renaissance style of early 16th-century Rome onto the tr .... In Milan, he painted the ''Resurrection'' for the church of the Augustines. An altarpiece fragment depicting an ''Adoration of the Virgin and Child by Saints Nicola da Tolentino and Eusebius'' is displayed by the Museo Borgogna in Vercelli. A ''Virgin and Child with Saints'' is found at the National Gallery in London. Another of his pupils was Franchino Ferrari, born 1484 in Valduggia, and active in Vercelli. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerolamo Marquese D' Andrea
Girolamo d'Andrea (1812–1868) was an Italian Cardinal. He was born at Naples, educated at the Collège of La Flèche, France, and was early appointed Archbishop of Mytilene ''in partibus infidelium''. Biography In 1852 he was appointed Cardinal-abbot of Subiaco, and Prefect of the Congregation of the Index, and in 1860 Bishop of Sabina A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di .... He took sides with the Patriotic party in 1859 on the question of the national unity of Italy, and at the same time counseled extensive liberal reforms in Church policy. He was suspended from his diocese and abbacy and threatened with permanent deposition from office. He ultimately submitted, and in 1868 was rehabilitated, without, however, being restored to his diocese and the abbacy of Subi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerolamo Olgiati
Gerolamo Olgiati (1453 – 2 January 1477) was a government official in Milan and one of the assassins of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan, along with Giovanni Andrea Lampugnani and Carlo Visconti. Olgiati was the political radical of the conspiracy, bearing no known grudge against the Duke, but rather acting out of Republican ideals. He claimed in a subsequent confession that many of ideas were the product of studying under Cola Montano a Humanist educator who had first suggested the assassination. The Duke, although popular as a patron of the arts, was known to be somewhat of a tyrant in his rule and made many enemies through his reputation as a womaniser. Olgiati was soon involved in a conspiracy with Lampugnani and Visconti, two older officials who each had more personal reasons to assassinate the Duke. Assassin On 26 December 1476, Saint Stephen's Day, the three conspirators met at the church of St. Stephen (Santo Stefano Maggiore), the site where the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerolamo Quaglia
Gerolamo Quaglia (8 February 1902 – 11 November 1985) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler. Born in Brazil he competed for Italy in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1928. References External links * 1902 births 1985 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Italy Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Italian male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Martial artists from São Paulo 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerolamo Sersale
Gerolamo Sersale (in Latin, Hieronymus Sirsalis) (Naples, 1584–Naples, 1 December 1654) was an Italian Jesuit astronomer and selenographer. His surname is from a noble Neapolitan family that originated in Sorrento. The town Sersale, a commune in the southern Italian province of Catanzaro, was founded in 1620. A Jesuit priest, Sersale drew a fairly precise map of a full moon observed on 13 July 1650. The map was engraved in 1651 and was studied by other astronomers, like Grimaldi and praised and mentioned in Riccioli's ''Almagestum novum'' and ''Astronomia reformata''. However, today it can be seen in the Naval Observatory of San Fernando in Cadiz, Spain. With his telescope, the Jesuit Father Daniele Bartoli was able to see two spots on Mars in Naples in 1644. The lunar crater Sirsalis is named after him. See also *List of Jesuit scientists *List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerolamo Theodoli
Marchese Gerolamo (or Girolamo) Theodoli (1677–17 October 1766) was an Italian nobleman and architect, best known for designing the Teatro Argentina in Rome. Life Gerolamo Theodoli was born in Rome in 1677 to Carlo and Francesca Sacchetti Theodoli, the last descendant of the Roman branch of the Marquises of San Vito Romano, San Vito. The Theodolis were originally from Forli. Cardinal Mario Theodoli was his great-uncle. He was also related to Pope Innocent XIII. His sister Flavia married Ferdinando Bolognetti, of the lords of Vicovaro. In 1697, he succeeded his father as Marquis of San Vito and Earl of Ciciliano. In the spring of 1709, at the request of Pope Clement XI, he was among the knights accompanying Frederick IV of Denmark during his visit to Rome. Theodoli was a member of the literary society Pontifical Academy of Arcadia, Accademia degli Arcadi. Interested in poetry, theater and music, he wrote sonnets and theatrical comedies. He was also a member of the Accademia di S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
