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Gerolamo Cardano was an Italian mathematician, physician, astronomer, astrologer, writer, philosopher, and gambler. He wrote more than 200 works on science, medicine, and philosophy, and his writings influenced the development of both mathematics and medicine. His most famous works include "Ars Magna" (1545), a treatise on algebra, and "De Subtilitate" (1550), a work on natural philosophy.