Benedetto Castelli
Benedetto Castelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1578 |
| Died | 9 April 1643 (aged 64–65) |
| Alma mater | University of Padua |
| Title | abbot |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | University of Pisa |
| Academic advisors | Galileo Galilei |
| Notable students | Giovanni Alfonso Borelli Evangelista Torricelli Bonaventura Cavalieri Antonio Nardi Raffaello Magiotti |
Benedetto Castelli O.S.B. (1578 – 9 April 1643), born Antonio Castelli, was an Italian mathematician. Benedetto was his name in religion on entering the Benedictine Order in 1595.