Gabrio Piola (15 July 1794 – 9 November 1850) was an Italian mathematician and physicist,[1] member of the Lombardo Institute of Science, Letters and Arts.

He didn’t follow an academic career even though he was offered the chair of Applied Mathematics in Rome; he preferred dedicating himself to private teaching.

One of his students was Francesco Brioschi who became Professor of rational mechanics at Pavia and President of the Academy of High Schools.

His research activity started in 1824, winning a competition and related prize at the Lombard Institute of Milan, with a long article on the mechanics of Lagrange.

He additionally taught religion for twenty-four years in a parish in Milan and was the friend of Antonio Rosmini, at that time the most important exponent of Catholic spirituality.