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François Viète, Seigneur de la Bigotière (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa vjɛt]; Latin: Franciscus Vieta; 1540 – 23 February 1603), commonly known by his mononym, Vieta, was a French mathematician whose work on new algebra was an important step towards modern algebra, due to his innovative use of letters as parameters in equations.
Apr 12, 2024 · François Viète (born 1540, Fontenay-le-Comte, France—died December 13, 1603, Paris) was a mathematician who introduced the first systematic algebraic notation and contributed to the theory of equations.
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François Viète was a French amateur mathematician and astronomer who introduced the first systematic algebraic notation in his book In artem analyticam isagoge . He was also involved in deciphering codes.
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May 23, 2018 · VIèTE, FRANçOIS (b. Fontenay-le-Comte, Poitou [now Vendèe], France, 1540; d. Paris, France, on February 1603), mathematics. Viète’s father, Étienne, was an attorney in Fontenay and notary at Le Busseau. His mother was Marguerite Dupont, daughter of Françoise Brison and thus a first cousin of Barnabé Brisson.
François Viète (or Vieta, as he is often known by his latinized name) was born in 1540 in Fontenay-le-Comte, France. Educated in a cloister school, then at the University of Poitiers, he took up the practice of law in his home town.
Mar 18, 2019 · François Viète is considered by many historians to be the founder of modern algebra, but his work has not received the academic attention it deserves. Professor Jeffrey Oaks from the University of Indianapolis seeks to redress this imbalance.
François Viète. 1540-1603. French Mathematician. I n his In artem analyticum isagoge (Introduction to the Analytical Arts," 1591), François Viète established the letter notation still used in algebra: vowels for unknown quantities or variables, consonants for known quantities or parameters.
