Frans van Schooten

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Frans van Schooten was a 17th-century Dutch mathematician best known for editing and expanding René Descartes’ "La Géométrie," thereby significantly influencing the development of analytic geometry.

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instanceOf Dutch mathematician
human
mathematician
associatedWith Cartesianism
Dutch Golden Age
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citizenship Dutch Republic
contributedTo development of analytic geometry in Europe
dissemination of Cartesian geometry
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
educatedAt University of Leiden
employer University of Leiden
era Scientific Revolution
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fieldOfWork analytic geometry
geometry
mathematics
givenName Fran
surface form: Frans
influencedBy René Descartes
knownFor contributions to analytic geometry
editing René Descartes’ La Géométrie
expanding René Descartes’ La Géométrie
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
Latin
name Frans van Schooten self-link
nationality Dutch
notableStudent Christiaan Huygens
Hendrik van Heuraet
Johannes Hudde
notableWork Latin edition of Descartes’ La Géométrie
occupation mathematician
placeOfBirth Leiden NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Leiden NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
taughtAt University of Leiden
timePeriod 17th century
workLocation Leiden NERFINISHED

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