Cristoforo Alasia de Quesada (1864–1918) was an Italian mathematician.
Cristoforo Alasia de Quesada | |
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| Born | 21 November 1864 Sassari, Sardinia, Italy |
| Died | 19 November 1918 (aged 53) |
| Alma mater | University of Cagliari University of Turin University of Rome La Sapienza |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | High schools |
Life and work
editAlasia studied at the universities of Turin (under Enrico D'Ovidio and Giuseppe Peano)[1] and Rome (under Luigi Cremona). In 1893 began his academic career as mathematics professor in different high schools at Sassari, Tempio Pausania, Oristano, Ozieri, Brindisi and, finally, at Albenga.[2]
Alasia was well known at the beginning of 20th century for he was the founder of Le Matematiche Pure e Applicate,[3] a journal devoted to the improvement of scientific knowledge of mathematics teachers.[4]
References
edit- ^ Halsted 1902, p. 183.
- ^ Fedriani 1960, p. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani.
- ^ Furinghetti 2012, p. 190.
- ^ Enea 2018, p. 395.
Bibliography
edit- Enea, Maria Rosaria (2018). "Circulation of an editorial model: The case-study of the short-lived Le Matematiche Pure ed Applicate". Historia Mathematica. 45 (4): 395–413. doi:10.1016/j.hm.2018.10.003. hdl:11563/135712. ISSN 0315-0860.
- Furinghetti, Fulvia (2002). "Il Bolletino della Mathesis dal 1909 al 1920: pulsione tra teme didattici intermazionali e nazionali". In Giorgio Bolondi (ed.). Pristem storia. Note di matematica, storia, cultura, Volum 5 (in Italian). Springer. pp. 31–. ISBN 978-88-470-0177-0.
- Furinghetti, Fulvia (2012). "Secondary teachers in the unified Italy: a group portrait with a zoom". In Kristín Bjarnadóttir; Fulvia Furinghetti; José Manuel Matos; Gert Schubring (eds.). Dig where you stand 2. Proceedings of the second International conference on the history of mathematics education. UIED. pp. 181–202. ISBN 978-989-97487-2-9.
- Halsted, George Bruce (1902). "Cristoforo Alasia". The American Mathematical Monthly. 9 (8–9): 183–185. doi:10.1080/00029890.1902.12000862. ISSN 0002-9890.
External links
edit- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Cristoforo Alasia de Quesada", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- Fedriani, Ricciotti (1960). "Alasia, Cristoforo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved January 30, 2019.