Vincenzo Flauti belongs to the mathematical record as a figure whose results outlasted the problems that prompted them.
The record lists Vincenzo Flauti as Italian mathematician (1782-1863).
Vincenzo Flauti was born at Naples in 1782. His recorded nationality is Italy. He studied at University of Naples Federico II and Casa del Salvatore.
This was the age of analysis, when the calculus was pushed hard and its foundations were not yet secure.
His academic posts were held at University of Naples Federico II.
Mathematics is the one discipline whose results, once proved, are never overturned.
That the work was done from Italy matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Vincenzo Flauti died in 1863, aged 81. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Naples Federico II
