Luca Pacioli

Italian father of accounting (*~1445 – †1517)
Person human Q87620
Luca Pacioli
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Luca Pacioli

Summary

Luca Pacioli is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sansepolcro[2]. He was born on 1445[3]. He passed away in Sansepolcro[4]. He died on 1517[5]. He worked as a friar[6], mathematician[7], economist[8], accountant[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (514 views/month, #6,981 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Luca Pacioli was born in Sansepolcro[2].
  • Luca Pacioli died in Sansepolcro[4].
  • Luca Pacioli was born on 1445[3].
  • Luca Pacioli was born on 1440[12].
  • Luca Pacioli died on 1517[5].
  • Luca Pacioli died on 1517[13].
  • Luca Pacioli held citizenship in Republic of Florence[14].
  • Luca Pacioli's professions included friar[6].
  • Luca Pacioli's professions included mathematician[7].
  • Luca Pacioli worked as an economist[8].
  • Luca Pacioli's professions included accountant[9].
  • Luca Pacioli's professions included university teacher[10].
  • Luca Pacioli worked as an inventor[15].
  • Luca Pacioli's field of work was theology[16].
  • Luca Pacioli's field of work was Franciscan spirituality[17].
  • Luca Pacioli's field of work was mathematics[18].
  • Among Luca Pacioli's employers was University of Perugia[19].
  • Luca Pacioli was employed by Sapienza University of Rome[20].
  • Luca Pacioli was employed by University of Milan[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Luca Pacioli is Summa de arithmetica[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Luca Pacioli is De divina proportione[23].
  • A notable work attributed to Luca Pacioli is The Rules of Double-Entry Bookkeeping[24].
  • A notable work attributed to Luca Pacioli is De ludo scachorum[25].
  • Luca Pacioli's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[26].
  • Luca Pacioli is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Luca Pacioli's place of birth was Sansepolcro[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1445[3] and 1440[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include friar[6], mathematician[7], economist[8], accountant[9], university teacher[10], and inventor[15]. Fields of work include theology[16], an academic discipline[28]; Franciscan spirituality[17]; and mathematics[18], an academic discipline[29]. Employers include University of Perugia[19], a university[30], in Italy[31], founded in 1308[32]; Sapienza University of Rome[20], a public university[33], in Italy[34], founded in 1303[35], headquartered in città universitaria of Rome[36]; and University of Milan[21], a public research university[37], in Italy[38], founded in 1923[39], headquartered in Milan[40]. Luca Pacioli supervised Domenico Maria Novara da Ferrara as a doctoral student[41].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Summa de arithmetica[22], a literary work[42]; De divina proportione[23], a written work[43], in Republic of Venice[44], founded in 1498[45]; The Rules of Double-Entry Bookkeeping[24]; and De ludo scachorum[25], a literary work[46], founded in 1500[47].

Personal Life

Luca Pacioli's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[26].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 1517[5]. Luca Pacioli passed away in Sansepolcro[4].

Why It Matters

Luca Pacioli ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (514 views/month, #6,981 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Works attributed to him include De divina proportione[50], a written work[51], in Republic of Venice[52], founded in 1498[53]; Summa de arithmetica[54], a literary work[55]; and De ludo scachorum[56], a literary work[57], founded in 1500[58].

His notable doctoral advisees include Domenico Maria Novara da Ferrara[59], an astronomer[60], 1454–1504[61].

FAQs

Where was Luca Pacioli born?

Born in Sansepolcro[2], Luca Pacioli…

Where did Luca Pacioli die?

Luca Pacioli passed away in Sansepolcro[4].

What did Luca Pacioli do for work?

Luca Pacioli worked as friar[6], mathematician[7], economist[8], accountant[9], and university teacher[10].

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  1. [2] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . Q1128537. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [13] . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [23] . spektrum.de. Retrieved . spektrum.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [25] . link.springer.com. Retrieved . link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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