Juan de Alcega | |
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| Born | 16th century |
| Died | unknown date unknown place |
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| Fields | Mathematics Tailoring |
Juan de Alcega was a 16th-centurytailor andmathematician fromBasque country, Spain.
Little is known about the life of Juan de Alcega. He was born in the province ofGipuzkoa, probably in the town ofHondarribia.[1]
In 1580, he published inMadrid the book entitledLibro de Geometría, 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 its first modern states.[2] It was also the subject of studies onphilology by his terminology[3] and by his exposition of the mode of his times.[4][5] In the introduction to his book, he states that he had some difficulties publishing it due to the resistance of the medieval guild of tailors, who thought that he was revealing the secrets of his art.[6]
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