Alessandro Faedo (18 November 1913 – 15 June 2001) (also known as Alessandro Carlo Faedo or Sandro Faedo) was an

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, born in

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. He is known for his work in

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, leading to the Faedo–Galerkin method: he was one of the pupils of

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and, after his death, he succeeded him on the chair of

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at the

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, becoming dean of the faculty of sciences and then rector and exerting a strong positive influence on the development of the university.

Selected publications

Scientific works

*. *. *, reprinted also in the following book: .

Historical, commemorative and survey works

*. "''Leonida Tonelli and the Pisa mathematical school''" (English translation of the title) is a survey of the work of Tonelli in

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and his influence on the development of the school, presented at the ''International congress in occasion of the celebration of the centenary of birth of Mauro Picone and Leonida Tonelli'' (held in

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on 6–9 May 1985). *, is a brief commemorative historical paper describing the events which led Ennio De Giorgi to hold a chair at the Scuola Normale Superiore.

Notes

References

Biographical and general references

*. *. ''The presidents: Alessandro Faedo'' (English translation of title) is a brief biographical chapter on Alessandro Faedo published in the book celebrating the first 90th years of the CNR. *. A short commemoration of Alessandro Faedo written by Giorgio Letta for the Notiziario UMI and published online on the old web site of the Unione Matematica Italiana, preserved in its original form by the

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, but also availabl
here
from the University Library Service of the University of Pisa. *. The inaugural address given by Mario Miranda during the official 2005 meeting of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. * is a short obituary notice published few months after the death of Alessandro Faedo. *. "''Alessandro Faedo. A leading mathematician and innovator of Italian University''" (English translation of the title) is a short commemoration of Alessandro Faedo, cured by the editorial board of the "''Architetture Pisane''"

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journal. It was published in a

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on the Collegio Faedo, the university college named after him in Pisa, and reissued in book form. *. A commemorative paper focusing mainly on Faedo's results in mathematics, while sketching only briefly his work as a research organizer and as a teacher. *. "''The four seasons of Pisan scientists''" a paper describing the historical development of the scientific faculties at the University of Pisa.

Scientific references

*, previously published as . *.

Publications and conferences and dedicated to Alessandro Faedo

* (e–).

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faedo, Alessandro Carlo 1913 births 2001 deaths People from Vicenza 20th-century Italian mathematicians Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians 20th-century Italian politicians University of Pisa alumni Academic staff of the University of Pisa Numerical analysts Italian mathematical analysts