Paolo Ruffini

Paolo Ruffini was an Italian mathematician and philosopher. Remembered chiefly for what is now known as the Abel–Ruffini theorem, Ruffini also made a major contribution to the theory of equations, developing the so-called theory of substitutions, the forerunner of modern group theory.

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Who was born first?

• Paolo Ruffini and Henry Thomas Colebrooke were born the same year
• Paolo Ruffini and James Ivory were born the same year
• Paolo Ruffini and Karl Ludwig Harding were born the same year
• Paolo Ruffini and Johann Friedrich Pfaff were born the same year
• Paolo Ruffini and James Smithson were born the same year

Timeline

1. Henry Thomas ColebrookeJune 15, 1765 – March 10, 1837
2. James IvoryFebruary 17, 1765 – September 21, 1842
3. James Smithsoncirca 1765 – June 27, 1829
4. Johann Friedrich PfaffDecember 22, 1765 – April 21, 1825
5. Karl Ludwig HardingSeptember 29, 1765 – August 31, 1834
6. Paolo Ruffini (this page)September 22, 1765 – May 10, 1822

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