François Viète
1540
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1603
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
languages spoken, written or signed: Latin, Middle French
educated at: University of Poitiers
occupation: mathematician, cryptographer, lawyer
influenced by: Petrus Ramus
François Viète, Seigneur de la Bigotière (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. He was a lawyer by trade, and served as a privy councillor to both Henry III and Henry IV of France. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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