Antonio Maria Jaci

The great scientist nacque to Naples in 1739, from Neapolitan father and messinese mother Flavia Ferrara.

It remained orphaned in young age and was received to Messina from the maternal uncle Hannibal who made it to study, maintained it to the University also where he studied natural philosophy and sciences. The great passion for mathematical sciences carried it to graduate itself young in mathematics, physics and medicine. In 1783 it obtained the chair of philosophy and mathematics in the Archiepiscopal Seminary to Messina.

In 1802 it constructed the meridian one of the navata one centers them of the Cathedral of Messina, today, unfortunately, not more existing. The not working earthquake the yields more and, then, the incendiarie bombs of the war of 1943 will destroy it completely.

The Commercial Technical Institute

"A.M. Jaci"

Cesare Battisti Street

Anthony Maria Jaci was partner of the Academy in London; numerous were invites and attests that men illustrious and rinomate academies of sciences paid to him.

The messinese scientist declined all invites preferring to remain in its mistress city.

"the earth that infant received me and has had all my life, still has it them my ashes".

He died in february 1815, in poverty, not understood from its contemporaries. It will come buried in the Church of Saint Maria di Porto Salvo. Its empty ones, after an alluvium disappeared.