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Frans van Schooten ([sko:t'n]), latinisé en Franciscus a Schooten (né en 1615 à Leyde – mort le 29 mai 1660 à Leyde), mathématicien néerlandais, fut l'éditeur des œuvres de François Viète et le premier promoteur de la géométrie algébrique de René Descartes.
May 29, 2013 · Frans van Schooten was a Dutch mathematician who was one of the main people to promote the spread of Cartesian geometry.
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Feb 24, 2023 · Frans van Schooten Jr. was a Dutch mathematician who left an indelible mark in the world of mathematics. He was born on 15 May 1615, in Leiden, Dutch Republic, and passed away on 29 May 1660, in the same place.
Frans van Schooten. 1615-1660. Dutch mathematician who translated and published René Descartes' Géométrie into Latin and trained a large number of students to give an algebraic treatment of geometry in the Cartesian style, including Jan de Witt and Christiaan Huygens.
history of mathematics. In mathematics: Analytic geometry. …became established in Leiden around Frans van Schooten, a Dutch mathematician who edited and published in 1649 a Latin translation of La Géométrie.
Descartes' introduction opened to Schooten the circle of natural philosophers and mathematicians around Mersenne in Paris. Descartes also recommended him to Constantijn Huygens to tutor his sons in mathematics, replacing Stampioen.
