10 Facts About Giovanni Salvemini

Giovanni Francesco Mauro Melchiorre Salvemini di Castiglione FRS was an Italian mathematician and astronomer.

Giovanni Salvemini's father, Giuseppe Salvemini of Castiglion Fiorentino, was a diplomat and jurist, and an ambassador for the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

Giovanni Salvemini's mother was Maria Maddalena Lucia Braccesi whose family came from Pisa.

Giovanni Salvemini was home schooled by tutors and then attended a seminary in Florence.

Giovanni Salvemini taught there until 1748 when he was dismissed due in part to his harsh teaching methods.

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Giovanni Salvemini was made a professor of mathematics and philosophy there the following year, and served as the rector there from 1758 to 1759.

Giovanni Salvemini met the Scottish diarist James Boswell in both Utrecht and Berlin, with Boswell recording several anecdotes and conversations.

Giovanni Salvemini's son Frederick Salvemini de Castillon became a member Berlin Academy and was a writer for Diderot's Encyclopedie.

Giovanni Salvemini received additional honors from foreign academies, was appointed a member of the Academy of Bologna in 1768, the Academy of Mannheim in 1777, the Academy of Padua in 1784, and the Academy of Prague in 1785.

Giovanni Salvemini studied conic sections, cubic equations and problems of artillery.