1. Simone Stratigo was a Dalmatian Italian Greek mathematician and a nautical science expert who studied and lived in Padua and Pavia in 18th-century Italy.
10 Facts About Simone Stratigo
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Simone Stratigo was born in 1733 as Symeon Filippos Stratigos to a family of Greek origin in Zara, part of Venetian Dalmatia at the time.
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Simone Stratigo's father, Michele Stratico, was a prominent violinist and musical composer.
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Simone Stratigo's family were originally from Candia, Crete and had migrated to Dalmatia due to the Ottoman conquest of Crete in 1669.
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Simone Stratigo was a member of the delegation who traveled from Venice to England in 1761 to congratulate the new King George III, he remained in the country a few years to study and became a member of various academies including the Royal Society of London.
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Simone Stratigo soon moved back in Padua, where he replaced Giovanni Poleni the chair of Mathematics and Navigation.
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Simone Stratigo participated in cleaning up the valleys of Verona and the regulation of the Brenta and Bacchiglione.
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Simone Stratigo received several international awards, including the title of Knight of the Legion of Honor and of the Iron Crown.
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Simone Stratigo died in Milan, Italy on 16 July 1824.
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The most important scientific contributions of Simone Stratigo were in the field of physics, hydraulics and naval architecture.