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Gerolamo Cardano — Age & Birthday

Born: 24 September 1501 · Died: 20 September 1576 · Age at death: 74

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Gerolamo Cardano died aged 74. He was born on 24 September 1501 and died on 20 September 1576.

Italian polymath who made major contributions to mathematics and probability

Did you know?He is credited with the first systematic use of negative numbers and was a pioneer in the early development of algebra.

Gerolamo Cardano (Italian:; also Girolamo or Geronimo; French: Jérôme Cardan; Latin: Hieronymus Cardanus; 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,…

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Age at death: 74
Years since death: 450

Born: September 24, 1501 · Pavia, Italy
Died: September 20, 1576
Nationality: milanese
Known for: Science, Technology, Philosophy

Family

Father: Fazio Cardano
Mother: Chiara Micheri
Spouse: Lucia Banderini
Child: Giovanni Battista Cardano

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