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Gilles Personne de Roberval (August 10, 1602 – October 27, 1675), French mathematician, was born at Roberval near Beauvais, France. His name was originally Gilles Personne or Gilles Personier, with Roberval the place of his birth.
Apr 4, 2024 · Gilles Personne de Roberval (born Aug. 8, 1602, Roberval, France—died Oct. 27, 1675, Paris) was a French mathematician who made important advances in the geometry of curves. In 1632 Roberval became professor of mathematics at the Collège de France, Paris, a position he held until his death.
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Aug 9, 2011 · Gilles began to study mathematics at the age of 14 years when the parish priest of Rhuis, a village just 2 km to the north of Roberval, realised that young Gilles was highly intelligent and began to give him lessons. The parish priest was actually the chaplain to the queen, Marie de Médici, and he not only instructed Gilles Personne in ...
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At the age of fourteen, his intelligence recognized, Gilles Personne was given instruction in mathematics and languages by a local priest. He later earned his living as an itinerant teacher of mathematics.
Gilles Personne de Roberval. 1602-1675. French mathematician who became a professor of mathematics at the Collège Royale in Paris, despite his peasant background. He traveled widely through France teaching mathematics and meeting many important mathematicians.
Gilles Personne de Roberval, French mathematician, was born at Roberval near Beauvais, France. His name was originally Gilles Personne or Gilles Personier, with Roberval the place of his birth.
Roberval was a leading proponent of the geometry of infinitesimals which he claimed originated with Archimedes. (He was unfamiliar with the work of Cavalieri.) He wrote on finding areas, a book titled Traité des indivisibles, which appeared in a collection of Académie works.
