Leonardo Ximenes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonardo Ximenes

Italian mathematician

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1716

Place of Birth: Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 04-May-1786

Profession: astronomer, engineer, mathematician, geographer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Leonardo Ximenes (27 December 1716 – 4 May 1786) was a famous Italian Jesuit mathematician, engineer, astronomer and geographer from Sicily. After having attended a Jesuit school, he became a mathematician, a hydraulic and civil engineer, and was an eminently respected astronomer in his day.
The astronomical observatory, Osservatorio Ximeniano in Florence, is named after him in recognition of his services to the field.
As a hydraulic engineer, he is known for building canals, including the Imperial Canal in Tuscany.
These canals were part of an effort to drain the Lago di Bientina, at the time the largest lake in Tuscany.