La biblioteca di Giovanni Vailati

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Biography of Giovanni Vailati (1863-1909)

1863

Giovanni Vailati was born in Crema as the son of Vincenzo Vailati and Teresa Albergoni.

1874

He enters as a boarder in the Collegio di San Francesco in Lodi, which is directed by Barnabites monks.

1880

He enrols to the faculty of mathematics at the University of Turin, where he graduates in engineering and in pure mathematics.

1888

He returns to Crema where he dedicates himself to the study of modern languages, entertaining at the same time several cultural interests, in particular the music of Bach and Wagner.

1892

With Giuseppe Peano’s recommendation he becomes assistant professor of infinitesimal calculus at the University of Turin.

1895

He is nominated for both the position of Assistant Professor in projective geometry and successively honorary Assistant Professor of Professor Vito Volterra.

1896

He directs his attention towards research in the history of science.

1896-1899

He delivers three courses about the history of mechanics, of which there remain the schedules and three prolusions.

1899

He leaves his University position for teaching posts in two different secondary schools, the first in Pinerolo, the second in Siracusa. During his stay in Sicily he met the philosopher Franz Brentano.

1900

At the beginning of the new scholastic year, he takes a position at a technical institute in Bari. During the summer he participates in an International meeting of Philosophy and Psychology in Paris.

1901

In October he moves to Como.

1902

He goes to Austria, where he stays by the family of Franz Brentano.

1903

He participates in the international historical Congress in Rome; during the summer he is in London and in Cambridge.

1904

Together with Mario Calderoni and Giovanni Papini he takes part in an International Congress of philosophy held in Geneva. He receives a teaching at a technical institute (Galilei) in Florence, and is nominated by the Accademia dei Lincei to edit the national edition of E. Torricelli’s works.

1905

Upon being nominated in November for membership in the Royal Commission for reform of secondary education, he moves to Rome.

1906

He travels with Calderoni and Papini to Paris.

1908

He participates in the International Congresses of philosophy held in Heidelberg and in the one in mathematics held in Rome. In December, while in Florence, he falls ill.

1909

Hoping for a recovery he moves to Rome, but the sickness gets worse. He dies on 14 May evening.

 

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