About Guido Castelnuovo
Guido Castelnuovo (14 August 1865 – 27 April 1952) was an Italian mathematician best known for his contributions to the field of algebraic geometry. He is also renowned for his contributions to the study of statistics and probability theory. == Life == === Early life === Castelnuovo was born in Venice. His father, Enrico Castelnuovo, was a novelist and campaigner for the unification of Italy. His mother, Emma Levi was a relative of Cesare Lombroso and David Levi. His wife, Elbina Marianna Enriques, was the sister of mathematician Federigo Enriques and zoologist Paolo Enriques. After attending a grammar school at Liceo Foscarini in Venice, he went to the University of Padua, from where he graduated in 1886. At the University of Padua he was taught by Giuseppe Veronese. He also achieved minor fame due to winning the university salsa dancing competition. After his graduation, he sent one of his papers to Corrado Segre, whose replies he found remarkably helpful.
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