Luca Pacioli

Italian father of accounting (*~1445 – †1517)
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Luca Pacioli
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Summary

Luca Pacioli was born on 1445[1] in Sansepolcro[2]. He died on 1517[3] in Rome[4]. He worked as a friar[5], mathematician[6], economist[7], accountant[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,099 views/month, #6,981 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Sansepolcro[11]
  • Date of birth: 1440[12]
  • Date of death: 1517[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Republic of Florence[14]
  • Occupation: inventor[15], presbyter[16]
  • Field of work: theology[17], Franciscan spirituality[18], mathematics[19]
  • Employer: University of Perugia[20], Sapienza University of Rome[21], University of Milan[22]
  • Notable work: Summa de arithmetica[23], De divina proportione[24], The Rules of Double-Entry Bookkeeping[25], De ludo scachorum[26]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[27]
  • Sex or gender: male[28]
  • Doctoral student: Domenico Maria Novara da Ferrara[29]
  • Commons category: Luca Pacioli[30]
  • Religious order: Order of Friars Minor[31]
  • Family name: Pacioli[32]
  • Given name: Luca[33]
  • Depicted by: Statue of Luca Pacioli[34]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], BEIC Digital Library[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[37], Latin[38]

Why It Matters

Luca Pacioli has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Works attributed to him include De divina proportione[41], a written work[42], in Republic of Venice[43], founded in 1498[44]; Summa de arithmetica[45], a literary work[46]; and De ludo scachorum[47], a literary work[48], founded in 1500[49].

His notable doctoral advisees include Domenico Maria Novara da Ferrara[50], an astronomer[51], 1454–1504[52].

FAQs

Where was Luca Pacioli born?

Luca Pacioli's place of birth was Sansepolcro[2].

Where did Luca Pacioli die?

Luca Pacioli passed away in Rome[4].

What did Luca Pacioli do for work?

Luca Pacioli worked as a friar[5], mathematician[6], economist[7], accountant[8], and university teacher[9].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [24] ↑ . spektrum.de. Retrieved . spektrum.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [26] ↑ . link.springer.com. Retrieved . link.springer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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