Samuel Giuseppe Vito Volterra
1860 - 1940
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Volterra published papers on partial differential equations, particularly the equation of cylindrical waves. His most famous work was done on integral equations. He published many papers on what is now called 'an integral equation of Volterra type'.
Mathematicians born in the same country
| Honours awarded to Vito Volterra (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1900 |
| LMS Honorary Member | 1907 |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1908 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1910 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1913 |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1920 |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1928 |
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