Juan de Alcega

Juan de Alcega

Three pages of Geometria, Practica y Traça (1580)
Born 16th century
probably Hondarribia, Basque country, now Spain
Died unknown date
unknown place
Fields Mathematics
Tailoring

Juan de Alcega (16th century) was a tailor and mathematician from Basque country (Spain).

Life and work

Nothing is known about the life of Juan de Alcega. He was born in in the province of Gipuzkoa, probably in the town of Hondarribia.[1] We know, because he explains it in the introduction of his book, that he had some difficulties to publish it due to the resistances of the medieval guild of tailors, who thought that he was reveling the secrets of his art.[2]

In 1580 he published in Madrid the book entitled Libro de Geometria, Practica y Traça. (Book on Geometry, Practice, and Pattern) , reedited in 1589. This book is a clear example of the application of mathematics to technology in his first modern states.[3] It was also object of studies on philology by his terminology[4] and by his exposition of the mode of his times.[5] [6]

References

  1. Sánchez Orense & Sánchez Martín, page 477.
  2. Salavert Fabiani, page 247.
  3. Salavert Fabiani, pages 245 and following.
  4. Sánchez Orense & Sánchez Martín, page 477.
  5. Juarez-Almendros, page 139.
  6. Petrascheck-Heim, page 7.

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