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Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci
c. 1170-c. 1250
Italian Mathematician
Atowering figure in the history of mathematics—to say nothing of mathematical studies during the medieval period—Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci is credited with the introduction of the Hindu-Arabic numeral system to Europe.
He is also remembered for the Fibonacci sequence, whose recursive quality has made it a continued subject of fascination for mathematicians.
The dates of Fibonacci's life are uncertain, and his name itself presents something of a challenge.
Leonardo pisano bigollo life story
He was born in Pisa, and thus is sometimes known as Leonard of Pisa. His father was William or Guillermo Bonacci, and the name Fibonacci appears to be a contraction meaning family of Bonacci, or son of Bonacci. Thus the mathematician became known to history by his given name, that of his city, and the contraction: Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci.
Pisa at that time was a great trading center, and when Fibonacci was a boy, his father received an appointment as dire