Gaetano Fichera

Gaetano Fichera
Gaetano Fichera in 1976 (photo by Konrad Jacobs)
Born	8 February 1922 Acireale
Died	1 June 1996(1996-06-01) (aged 74) Rome
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	Università di Roma, 1941
Known for	Linear elasticity Mathematical analysis Variational inequalities Numerical analysis Partial differential equations Several complex variables Signorini problem Fichera's existence principle Fichera problem
Awards	Columbus Prize (1949) Italian Minister of Education Prize (1961) Antonio Feltrinelli Prize (1976) Golden medal "Benemeriti della Scuola, della Cultura, dell'Arte" (1979) Ivane Javakhishvili Medal (1982) Medal of the University of Perugia for Foreigners (1993)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica Istituto Nazionale per le Applicazioni del Calcolo Università di Trieste Università di Roma "La Sapienza"
Doctoral advisor	Mauro Picone
Doctoral students	Paolo Emilio Ricci Maria Adelaide Sneider

Gaetano Fichera (8 February 1922 – 1 June 1996) was an Italian mathematician, working in mathematical analysis, linear elasticity, partial differential equations and several complex variables. He was born in Acireale, and died in Rome.