Benedetto Castelli

Benedetto Castelli
Born	1578 Brescia, Republic of Venice
Died	9 April 1643 Rome, Papal States
Alma mater	University of Padua
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematician
Institutions	University of Pisa
Academic advisors	Galileo Galilei
Notable students	Giovanni Alfonso Borelli Evangelista Torricelli Bonaventura Cavalieri Antonio Nardi Raffaello Magiotti

Benedetto Castelli (1578 – 9 April 1643), born Antonio Castelli, was an Italian mathematician. Benedetto was his name in religion on entering the Benedictine Order in 1595.