Person: Pacioli, Luca

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Luca Pacioli was an Italian mathematician who published the influential book Summa in 1494 giving a summary of all the mathematics known at that time.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 1445, Sansepolcro (now Italy). Died 1517, Sansepolcro (now Italy).

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Algebra, Ancient Indian, Geometry, Origin Italy, Number Theory, Special Numbers And Numerals

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive