Vincenzo Riccati

Vincenzo Riccati
Vincenzo Riccati (1707–1775)
Born	(1707-01-11)11 January 1707 Castelfranco Veneto, Venetian Republic
Died	17 January 1775(1775-01-17) (aged 68) Treviso, Venetian Republic
Residence	Italy
Nationality	Italian
Fields	Mathematician and physicist
Institutions	College of San Francesco Saverio, Bologna Pontifical Gregorian University
Academic advisors	Jacopo Riccati
Notable students	Gian Francesco Malfatti
Known for	Hyperbolic functions
Notes
He is the son of Jacopo Riccati and the brother of Giordano Riccati.

Vincenzo Riccati (Castelfranco Veneto, 11 January 1707 – Treviso, 17 January 1775) was a Venetian mathematician and physicist. He was the brother of Giordano Riccati, and the second son of Jacopo Riccati. Riccati's main research continued the work of his father in mathematical analysis, especially in the fields of the differential equations and physics.

In 1757 he published the first volume of Opusculorum ad res physicas et mathematicas pertinentium, the second volume appearing in 1762. In collaboration with Hieronymo Saldino he contributed to Institutiones Analyticae, volume one in 1765, volume two in 1767.