Giovanni Prodi (28 July 1925 – 29 January 2010) was an Italian mathematician, also known for many activities concerning the teaching of mathematics.

Prodi studied at the Liceo Ariosto in Reggio nell'Emilia, which was the main city of the region.

Following that, he entered the University of Parma to study mathematics in 1943 amid World War II hostilities.

Upon graduation, he joined the University of Milan as an assistant professor, where he worked with Giovanni Ricci.

[2][3] After several years of deteriorating health due to Parkinson's disease, he died as a result of a cardiac arrest in 2010.