Francesco Siacci
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| Born | 20 April 1839 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 31 May 1907 (aged 68) Naples, Italy |
| Citizenship | Italian |
| Fields | Mechanics, Exterior Ballistics. |
| Institutions | University of Turin, University of Naples |
| Alma mater | University of Rome (1860) |
| Notable students | Giacinto Morera |
| Known for | Siacci's method, Siacci's theorem |
Francesco Siacci (20 April 1839 – 31 May 1907), an Italian mathematician, ballistician, and officer in the Italian army, was born in Rome, Italy. He was a professor of mechanics in the University of Turin and University of Naples. He is best known for his contributions to the field of exterior ballistics.
Siacci graduated from the University of Rome in 1860 and received an honorary degree in mathematics. In 1861, he moved to Turin and enlisted in the army amidst the period of Italian unification. He also became a professor of mechanics at the Military Academy. He remained there until war broke out in Italy in 1866.
Siacci was briefly part of the campaign against the Austrians in a war in 1866, until he was sent back to Turin to teach ballistics at the Military Academy. In 1871, he began teaching mechanics in the University of Turin. A year later, he was promoted to Professor of Ballistics at the School of Applied Artillery and Engineering in Turin and held that post until his retirement from the army as a major general in 1892. In 1875, he became a Professor of Higher Mechanics in the University of Turin.
After two terms as a deputy in 1892, Siacci was appointed as a senator in Rome in 1893. Since Turin is far from Rome, he requested a transfer to the University of Naples to capably serve as senator and still teach. Consequently, Vito Volterra took over his vacated position in Turin, but Siacci retained an honorary professorship there. Siacci stayed to teach in Naples for the rest of his life.
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