Faustina Pignatelli Carafa, princess of Colubrano (9 December 1705-30 December 1769), was an Italian mathematician and scientist from Naples. In 1732, she became only the second woman (after the Bolognese physicist Laura Bassi) to be elected to the Academy of Sciences of Bologna.
In 1734, Faustina published a paper titled Problemata Mathematica using the name "anonimae napolitanae" (a Latin phrase meaning "anonymous female from Naples"), in the German scientific journal Nova Acta Eruditorum, which was published entirely in Latin.
Alongside her brother Peter, she was educated by Nicola De Martino and was instrumental in introducing the theories of Isaac Newton to Naples. She was an important participator in the scientific debate in Italy and corresponded with the French Academy of Sciences.
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