Giovanni Poleni, Marquis ( 1683 - 1761 )

Birth: Venice, Italy (23 August 1683) Death: Padua, Italy (14 or 15 November 1761) Burial: Church of San Giacomo, Padua, Italy Research Field: Mathematics, physics, engineering, ancient history, archaeology Education: School of the Padri Somaschi, Venice; studied physics and mathematics with his father Career: Started a judicial career; Professor of Astronomy (1709), Professor of Physics (1715), Professor of Mathematics (1719), all at Padua; investigated the hydraulics relating to the irrigation of Lower Lombardy; established a laboratory of experimental physics and began to lecture on that subject (1738); participated in the study of calendar reform sponsored by Pope Clement IX; won the prize of the Academie Royale des Sciences (1733, 1736, 1741); summoned to Rome to try to prevent further movement of the Dome of St Peter's (1748) but was recalled to his judicial duties Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences (1739) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 30/11/1710 Proposers: Sir Isaac Newton.