DH@CERES

• MA graduate in Ancient Letters and Oriental Studies (University of Pavia) with a thesis on Greek mathematics
• Strong background in Classical Philology, History of Science and Mathematics, and Historical Linguistics; research experience Advanced skills in ancient languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew) and modern languages (English, German)
• Author of a scholarly publication and active in cultural outreach

Academia.edu: https://rub.academia.edu/NiccolòGalizioli

Current Research Project or Main Area of Work: The Emergence of Probabilism in Early Modern Catholic Moral Theology, with a Focus on Juan Caramuel and the Interaction between Theology, Philosophy, and Mathematics

Main interests and research areas:

• history of mathematics
• mathematics
• moral theology
• histories of ideas
• probabilism
• casuistry
• history of science
• classical philology

Methodological and theoretical approaches:

• historical-philological analysis
• conceptual analysis
• interdisciplinary approach

Education

• MA in Ancient Letters and Oriental Studies — University of Pavia (2025): Final grade: 110/110, cum laude, Thesis: “Eudoxan Authorship of the General Theory of Proportions in Euclid’s Elements V”, Supervisor: Prof. Fausto Montana; Co-supervisor: Stefano Demichelis
• Visiting student, University of Cambridge (2025) – research with Prof. Serafina Cuomo
• BA in Classics — University of Pavia (2023), Final grade: 110/110 cum laude, Thesis: “Mathematical Lexicon in Eratosthenes’ Poetic Epistle to Ptolemy III on the Duplication of the Cube”, Supervisor: Prof. Fausto Montana; Co-supervisor: Stefano Demichelis
• Classical High School Diploma — Liceo “Cesare Arici” (2020), Final grade: 85/100

Advanced training & Collegio

• Foundations of Mathematical Practice (IUSS/Collegio Borromeo)
• Foundations of Mathematics (IUSS/Collegio Borromeo)
• History of Ancient Mathematics (2022–23, 50 hours)
• Selected for Almo Collegio Borromeo (MIUR-recognized merit-based college)

Research Experience

• Visiting Student — Expo 2025 Osaka (Japan), “The Future Is Now – Gen Z Leading the Way” (2025–present): cultural/academic
• Visiting Student — Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany), 2025: research on the reception of Euclidean mathematics
• Visiting Student — University of Cambridge (with Prof. Serafina Cuomo), 2025: philological study of Euclid’s Elements