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Fibonacci (1170-1250 AD)

  • Born Leonardo Pisano but better known by his nickname Fibonacci
  • Born and died in Italy but educated in North Africa
  • Traveled widely with his father
  • Wrote Liber Abaci which was based on the math he acquired during his travels
  • Best known for the Fibonacci sequence 1,1,2,35,8,13,21,34,55,... each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers
  • First to note n2+ (2n+1) = (n+1)2