Broggi studied in Italy and Germany, graduating in actuarial science in 1902 and in economic science in 1904. In 1906
Hoepli Editore published Broggi's book
Matematica Attuariale, which was translated into French as
Traité des Assurances de la Vie (Hermann, 1907) and into German as
Versicherungsmathematik (Teubner, 1911). In 1907 he obtained his doctorate, with advisor
David Hilbert, from the
University of Göttingen with a thesis entitled "Die Axiome der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung" (The axioms of probability theory).
Hilbert in his 1899 book Grundlagen der Geometrie (GdG) gave axioms for a modern treatment of Euclidean geometry. Influenced by
GdG,
Georg Bohlmann in 1901 gave axioms for probability theory. In 1904 at the
University of Zürich, Rudolf Laemmel (1879–1962) published a doctoral dissertation
Ermittlung von Wahrsheinlichkeiten, dealing with the axioms of probability. In 1905 Hilbert gave lectures on axiomatized probability theory based upon Bohlmann's work. In 1907 Broggi received not only a doctorate in mathematics but also a doctorate in philosophy. "accurately discussed contemporary ideas on matter, radiation and time." In 1910 Broggi moved to
Argentina to become a professor of financial mathematics. Broggi was a book reviewer for
Rivista di Scienza. For 20 years he was on the editorial board of the
Giornale degli economisti e Annali di economia. He was also an editor for several other journals, including the ''Bollettino dell'associazione degli attuari italiani
(Bulletin of the association of Italian actuaries) and the Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo''. After the end of WW II, Broggi returned to Buenos Aires for a brief visit, during which his former students held a party in his honor. ==Selected publications==