Gerolamo

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Gerolamo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Gerolamo Cardano (1501–1576), Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler
  • Gerolamo Emiliani (1486–1537), Italian humanitarian, founder of the Somaschi Fathers, and saint
  • Gerolamo Giovenone (1486–1555), Italian painter of the early Renaissance period mainly in Milan
  • Gerolamo Marquese d' Andrea (1812–1868), Italian Cardinal
  • Gerolamo Olgiati (1453–1477), government official in Milan and assassin of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan
  • Gerolamo Quaglia (born 1902), Italian wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
  • Gerolamo Sersale (1584–1654), Italian Jesuit astronomer and selenographer
  • Gerolamo Theodoli (1677–1766), Italian nobleman and architect, best known for designing the Teatro Argentina in Rome

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