Jacopo Riccati

Jacopo Riccati
Jacopo Francesco Riccati (1676–1754)
Born	(1676-05-28)28 May 1676 Venice, Venetian Republic
Died	15 April 1754(1754-04-15) (aged 77) Treviso, Venetian Republic
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	University of Padua (LL.D., 1696)
Known for	Riccati equation
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematician
Notable students	Vincenzo Riccati
Notes
Father of Vincenzo Riccati and Giordano Riccati.

Jacopo Francesco Riccati (28 May 1676 – 15 April 1754) was a Venetian mathematician and jurist from Venice. He is best known for having studied the equation which bears his name.