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
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cartesianism
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Dutch Golden Age ⓘ
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Dutch Golden Age of science
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| citizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of analytic geometry in Europe
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dissemination of Cartesian geometry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Leiden ⓘ |
| employer | University of Leiden ⓘ |
| era | Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| familyName |
Frans van Schooten
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van Schooten
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| fieldOfWork |
analytic geometry
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geometry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Fran
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Frans
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| influencedBy | René Descartes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to analytic geometry
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editing René Descartes’ La Géométrie ⓘ expanding René Descartes’ La Géométrie ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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Latin ⓘ |
| name | Frans van Schooten self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Christiaan Huygens
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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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