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Gerolamo Cardano Scientist

Gerolamo (or Girolamo, or Geronimo) Cardano (Italian: [dʒeˈrɔlamo karˈdano]; French: Jérôme Cardan; Latin: Hieronymus Cardanus; 24 September 1501 – 21 September 1576) was an Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer, philosopher and gambler. He wrote more than 200 works on medicine, mathematics, physics, philosophy, religion, and music. His gambling led him to formulate elementary rules in probability, making him one of the founders of the field.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Cardano Girolamo; Cardan Jerome; Cardanus Hieronymus
Birth date	September 24, 1501
Birth place	Pavia
Nationality	Italy
Date of death	September 21, 1576
Place of death	Rome
Education	University of Pavia
Known for	Algebra

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