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Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri

Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri
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Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri was an Italian Jesuit priest, scholastic philosopher, and mathematician. He is considered the forerunner of non-Euclidean geometry.

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  1. Stephen GrayDecember 1666 – February 7, 1736
  2. Abraham de MoivreMay 26, 1667 – November 27, 1754
  3. Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (this page)September 1667 – October 25, 1733
  4. Johann BernoulliJuly 27, 1667 – January 1, 1748
  5. John ArbuthnotApril 29, 1667 – February 27, 1735
  6. William WhistonDecember 9, 1667 – August 22, 1752

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