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Scientific career. Fields. Mathematics. Frans van Schooten Jr. also rendered as Franciscus van Schooten (15 May 1615, Leiden – 29 May 1660, Leiden) was a Dutch mathematician who is most known for popularizing the analytic geometry of 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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Sep 28, 2021 · In December 1610 Van Ceulen passed away, whereupon his former student, assistant, surveyor and military engineer, Frans van Schooten, continued the lectures and the practice sessions in the field, as a temporary lecturer.
Frans van Schooten Jr. also rendered as Franciscus van Schooten (15 May 1615, Leiden – 29 May 1660, Leiden) was a Dutch mathematician who is most known for popularizing the analytic geometry of René Descartes.
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.
Died: Leiden, 29 May 1660. Dateinfo: Birth Uncertain. Lifespan: 45. 2. Father. Occupation: Academic, Engineer. Frans van Schooten (the elder), professor at the engineering school connected with Leiden. The father was also a military engineer. No clear indication of financial status.
Frans van Schooten jr. (1615-1660) was one of the most influential Dutch mathematicians of the seventeenth century. He is best known for his two Latin editions (1649, 1659-61) of the Géométrie (1637) of Descartes, which originally appeared in French as an appendix to the Discours de la Methode.
