François Viète
1540 – 1603 · aged 63
French mathematician and calendar reformer (1540-1603)
- Born
- 1540 · Fontenay-le-Comte
- Died
- 23 Feb 1603 · Paris
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- 1540BornBorn in Fontenay-le-Comte
- 23 Feb 1603DiedDied in Paris
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François Viète (French: [fʁɑ̃swa vjɛt]; 1540 – 23 February 1603), known in Latin as Franciscus 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. Because of this, Viète is sometimes called "the father of modern algebraic notation". He was a lawyer by trade, and served as a privy councillor to both Henry III and Henry IV of France.
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