Francesco Maria Grimaldi

The Reverend
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
SJ
Born(1618-04-02)2 April 1618
Bologna
Died28 August 1663(1663-08-28) (aged 45)
Bologna
NationalityItalian
Other names
  • Francisco Maria Grimaldo
  • Franciscus Grimaldi
Known forFree fall, diffraction
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Physics

Francesco Maria Grimaldi SJ (2 April 1618 – 28 December 1663) was an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician and physicist who taught at the Jesuit college in Bologna. He was born in Bologna to Paride Grimaldi and Anna Cattani.

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