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Iosif Bolzani
Bolzani Iosif Antonovich was born in Berlin on September 18, 1818. His father was an Italian who lodged in Berlin where started a confectioner's shop; he intended his son Iosif-Fortunat to trading activity. Iosif had ability of fast studying of languages, on reaching 20-year age, he could speak French, German, English and Italian; subsequently he learnt also Russian which spoke almost as a Russian. Trading house Daziaro sent him to Russia where he was attributed to the Nizhny Novgorod petty-bourgeois society and traded in different cities on the Volga river in notes and pictures. Young Bolzani learnt arithmetics, but he did not know anything else in mathematics when he was 23 years old. As good luck would have it, scientists A.F.Popov and N.I.Lobachevsky paid attention to abilities of the street dealer. At the end of 1842 Bolzani was appointed a supervisor in the first Kazan grammar school, and less than in 2 years he was successfully examined, and after that he got the university degree of the candidate of mathematical sciences In 1853 circumstances finally compelled him to pass from occupation in pure mathematics to occupation in physics to which he did not feel a real calling. In 1860 Bolzani was appointed an ordinary professor, and in 1863 the dean of physical and mathematical faculty in Kazan. Bolzani was seriously engaged in studying of physics, improvement of physical study and meteorological observatory, repeatedly was abroad where visited the best studies and observatories, purchased necessary tools for the Kazan university, verified meteorological devices, arranged in physical study devices for new experiences. Mathematics, physics, naturalists, physicians - all addressed to Bolzani with questions, for information and advice; he was the general adviser. Bolzani was in St. Petersburg several times and left the most favorable impression about himself in the scientific society, However, in conclusion it is left to regret, that Bolzani couldn't give all his mind to pure mathematics in which he, certainly, should have gone so far. Bolzani left, as says his biographer, a precious library of scientific books which he purchased spending half of his poor money resources. |
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