What is Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia?
[[File:Portret van Niccolo Tartaglia Nicolavs Tartaglia Brixianvs (titel op object) Portretten van beroemde Europese geleerden (serietitel) Virorum doctorum de Disciplinis benemerentium effigies (serietitel), RP-P-1909-4459.jpg|thumb|Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia]] '''Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia''' ({{IPA-it|nikkoˈlɔ ffonˈtaːna tarˈtaʎʎa|lang}}; 1499/1500 &ndash; 13 December 1557) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[mathematician]], [[engineer]], a surveyor and a bookkeeper from the then-[[Republic of Venice]]. He published many books, including the first Italian translations of [[Archimedes]] and [[Euclid]], and an acclaimed compilation of [[mathematics]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tartaglia, Niccolo Fontana}} [[Category:1490s births]] [[Category:1557 deaths]] [[Category:Italian mathematicians]] [[Category:Italian engineers]] [[Category:People from Brescia]]