Gaetano Fichera

Gaetano Fichera
Gaetano Fichera
	Gaetano Fichera in 1976 (photo by Konrad Jacobs)
Born	8 February 1922; Acireale, Italy
Died	1 June 1996 (aged 74); Rome, Italy
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome, 1941
Known for	Linear elasticity; Mathematical analysis; Variational inequalities; Numerical analysis; Partial differential equations; Several complex variables; Signorini problem; Fichera's existence principle; Fichera problem;
Awards	Columbus Prize (1949); Italian Minister of Education Prize (1961); Antonio Feltrinelli Prize (1976); Golden medal "Benemeriti della Scuola, della Cultura, dell'Arte" (1979); Ivane Javakhishvili Medal (1982); Medal of the University of Perugia for Foreigners (1993);
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica; Istituto Nazionale per le Applicazioni del Calcolo; Università di Trieste; Sapienza University of Rome;
Doctoral advisor	Mauro Picone
Doctoral students	Paolo Emilio Ricci; Maria Adelaide Sneider;

Gaetano Fichera (8 February 1922 – 1 June 1996) was an Italian mathematician, working in mathematical analysis, linear elasticity, partial differential equations and several complex variables. He was born in Acireale, and died in Rome.