Cassini - People

People

  • Family of Italo-French scientists:
    • Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625–1712), also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini, Italian-French astronomer
    • Jacques Cassini (1677–1756), French astronomer, son of Giovanni Domenico
    • César-François Cassini de Thury (1714–1784), French astronomer and cartographer, son of Jacques, who developed the Cassini projection
    • Jean-Dominique de Cassini (1748–1845), first Count Cassini, French astronomer and cartographer, son of César-François
    • Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781–1832), known as Henri Cassini, French botanist, youngest son of Jean-Dominique
  • Others:
    • Igor Cassini (1915–2002), American gossip columnist, writing as "Cholly Knickerbocker"
    • Oleg Cassini (1913–2006), American fashion designer

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